Co2 land use per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Co2 land use per capita was 0.4482 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.4482
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
61st
of 194 countries
All-time high
11.5
in 1962
All-time low
0.3675
in 2021
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Sri Lanka, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.4482 for co2 land use per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 11.5 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.3675, in 2021.
Sri Lanka ranks 61st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co2 land use per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 9.93 | — |
| 1851 | 9.24 | -7.0% |
| 1852 | 8.87 | -4.0% |
| 1853 | 8.7 | -1.9% |
| 1854 | 8.91 | +2.3% |
| 1855 | 8.99 | +0.9% |
| 1856 | 9.14 | +1.7% |
| 1857 | 9.13 | -0.2% |
| 1858 | 9.15 | +0.2% |
| 1859 | 9.64 | +5.4% |
| 1860 | 8.27 | -14.3% |
| 1861 | 6.66 | -19.5% |
| 1862 | 5.81 | -12.7% |
| 1863 | 5.47 | -5.9% |
| 1864 | 4.99 | -8.8% |
| 1865 | 4.51 | -9.7% |
| 1866 | 4.12 | -8.5% |
| 1867 | 4.24 | +2.9% |
| 1868 | 3.93 | -7.4% |
| 1869 | 3.58 | -8.8% |
| 1870 | 2.25 | -37.2% |
| 1871 | 1.69 | -25.1% |
| 1872 | 1.39 | -17.6% |
| 1873 | 1.2 | -13.4% |
| 1874 | 1.15 | -4.3% |
| 1875 | 0.9947 | -13.5% |
| 1876 | 0.9016 | -9.4% |
| 1877 | 0.8325 | -7.7% |
| 1878 | 0.7774 | -6.6% |
| 1879 | 0.7318 | -5.9% |
| 1880 | 1.23 | +68.6% |
| 1881 | 1.41 | +14.3% |
| 1882 | 1.64 | +16.5% |
| 1883 | 1.65 | +0.4% |
| 1884 | 1.71 | +3.8% |
| 1885 | 1.71 | -0.2% |
| 1886 | 1.78 | +4.6% |
| 1887 | 1.71 | -4.0% |
| 1888 | 1.69 | -1.3% |
| 1889 | 1.99 | +17.8% |
| 1890 | 2.51 | +26.0% |
| 1891 | 3.42 | +36.1% |
| 1892 | 3.82 | +11.7% |
| 1893 | 3.36 | -11.9% |
| 1894 | 3.62 | +7.7% |
| 1895 | 3.47 | -4.3% |
| 1896 | 3.62 | +4.6% |
| 1897 | 4.15 | +14.6% |
| 1898 | 3.9 | -6.1% |
| 1899 | 3.93 | +0.8% |
| 1900 | 3.51 | -10.9% |
| 1901 | 2.88 | -17.9% |
| 1902 | 2.47 | -14.0% |
| 1903 | 2.78 | +12.4% |
| 1904 | 2.51 | -9.8% |
| 1905 | 2.55 | +1.5% |
| 1906 | 2.64 | +3.7% |
| 1907 | 2.46 | -6.7% |
| 1908 | 2.24 | -9.1% |
| 1909 | 2.54 | +13.6% |
| 1910 | 2.04 | -19.7% |
| 1911 | 2.01 | -1.4% |
| 1912 | 1.77 | -11.9% |
| 1913 | 1.75 | -1.6% |
| 1914 | 2.01 | +15.2% |
| 1915 | 1.7 | -15.5% |
| 1916 | 1.8 | +5.7% |
| 1917 | 1.62 | -10.0% |
| 1918 | 1.58 | -2.2% |
| 1919 | 1.72 | +8.7% |
| 1920 | 1.54 | -10.7% |
| 1921 | 1.38 | -10.2% |
| 1922 | 1.34 | -3.0% |
| 1923 | 1.33 | -0.4% |
| 1924 | 1.21 | -9.3% |
| 1925 | 1.17 | -3.5% |
| 1926 | 1.15 | -1.5% |
| 1927 | 1.14 | -0.6% |
| 1928 | 1.23 | +7.7% |
| 1929 | 1.21 | -1.3% |
| 1930 | 1.25 | +3.1% |
| 1931 | 1.27 | +1.6% |
| 1932 | 1.32 | +3.8% |
| 1933 | 1.31 | -0.7% |
| 1934 | 1.32 | +0.5% |
| 1935 | 1.33 | +0.7% |
| 1936 | 1.44 | +8.7% |
| 1937 | 1.38 | -4.2% |
| 1938 | 1.47 | +6.3% |
| 1939 | 1.4 | -4.5% |
| 1940 | 2.47 | +76.0% |
| 1941 | 3.02 | +22.2% |
| 1942 | 3.33 | +10.3% |
| 1943 | 3.66 | +10.1% |
| 1944 | 3.91 | +6.7% |
| 1945 | 3.83 | -2.0% |
| 1946 | 3.76 | -1.9% |
| 1947 | 3.84 | +2.0% |
| 1948 | 3.6 | -6.2% |
| 1949 | 3.98 | +10.5% |
| 1950 | 3.01 | -24.2% |
| 1951 | 2.74 | -9.0% |
| 1952 | 2.58 | -5.9% |
| 1953 | 2.61 | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 2.52 | -3.6% |
| 1955 | 2.68 | +6.3% |
| 1956 | 2.69 | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 2.91 | +8.1% |
| 1958 | 2.92 | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 2.25 | -23.0% |
| 1960 | 1.61 | -28.4% |
| 1961 | 1.32 | -18.2% |
| 1962 | 11.5 | +772.1% |
| 1963 | 7.52 | -34.6% |
| 1964 | 5.83 | -22.4% |
| 1965 | 4.57 | -21.6% |
| 1966 | 3.86 | -15.5% |
| 1967 | 3.84 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 2.68 | -30.2% |
| 1969 | 2.15 | -19.8% |
| 1970 | 1.87 | -13.1% |
| 1971 | 1.68 | -10.3% |
| 1972 | 1.53 | -8.5% |
| 1973 | 1.42 | -7.3% |
| 1974 | 1.27 | -10.9% |
| 1975 | 1.81 | +42.9% |
| 1976 | 2.03 | +12.0% |
| 1977 | 2.11 | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 1.2 | -43.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9106 | -23.9% |
| 1980 | 0.8073 | -11.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6165 | -23.6% |
| 1982 | 0.754 | +22.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6764 | -10.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6732 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7749 | +15.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7647 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7016 | -8.3% |
| 1988 | 0.673 | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6155 | -8.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6287 | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7708 | +22.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7274 | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8126 | +11.7% |
| 1994 | 1.05 | +29.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9551 | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9499 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7445 | -21.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8206 | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6468 | -21.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6293 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5829 | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6638 | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7389 | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 2.61 | +252.9% |
| 2005 | 1.1 | -57.9% |
| 2006 | 1.03 | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 2.68 | +160.4% |
| 2008 | 1.69 | -36.6% |
| 2009 | 1.32 | -21.9% |
| 2010 | 1.95 | +47.1% |
| 2011 | 1.3 | -33.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9066 | -30.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7064 | -22.1% |
| 2014 | 0.594 | -15.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7384 | +24.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6631 | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9821 | +48.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6239 | -36.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4867 | -22.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4146 | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3675 | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4328 | +17.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4466 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4482 | +0.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.4482 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027, 164.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.4482 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.1565, 2.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use per capita in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +772.1% | 1.32 | 11.5 |
| 2004 | +252.9% | 0.7389 | 2.61 |
| 2007 | +160.4% | 1.03 | 2.68 |
| 1940 | +76.0% | 1.4 | 2.47 |
| 1880 | +68.6% | 0.7318 | 1.23 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 9.17 | 8.7 | 9.93 | 10 |
| 1860s | 5.16 | 3.58 | 8.27 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.19 | 0.7318 | 2.25 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.65 | 1.23 | 1.99 | 10 |
| 1890s | 3.58 | 2.51 | 4.15 | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.66 | 2.24 | 3.51 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.8 | 1.58 | 2.04 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.27 | 1.14 | 1.54 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.35 | 1.25 | 1.47 | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.54 | 2.47 | 3.98 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.69 | 2.25 | 3.01 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.49 | 1.32 | 11.5 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.58 | 0.9106 | 2.11 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7057 | 0.6155 | 0.8073 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8108 | 0.6287 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3 | 0.5829 | 2.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8949 | 0.4867 | 1.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.422 | 0.3675 | 0.4482 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More climate change data for Sri Lanka
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 327.09 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,418 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 618.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,800 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 100 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,071 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,097 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 land use per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Co2 land use per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.4482 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5 in 1962.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3675 in 2021.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 61st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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