Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Sri Lanka, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Sri Lanka stood at 0.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.6% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1879.
Sri Lanka ranks 48th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More climate change data for Sri Lanka
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Population, total 21.76 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Urban population 4.45 million (2025)
- Urban population 20.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.9014 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 567.87 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.9014 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.9014 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Sri Lanka?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Sri Lanka was 0.2% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 1962.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1879.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Sri Lanka ranks 48th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.