Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? was 2.02 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Sri Lanka, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Sri Lanka is 2.02 tonnes per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Sri Lanka peaked at 2.02 tonnes per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1985 tonnes per person, in 1990.
Sri Lanka ranks 86th of 120 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.
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1985 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.2166 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2513 tonnes per person | +16.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2397 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2553 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2652 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3095 tonnes per person | +16.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3009 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.304 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8484 tonnes per person | +179.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9234 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9797 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 1.14 tonnes per person | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9089 tonnes per person | -20.5% |
| 2004 | 1.03 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 1.04 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.06 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.984 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 1.04 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.979 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 1.13 tonnes per person | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 1.54 tonnes per person | +36.2% |
| 2012 | 1.48 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 1.57 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 1.72 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 1.78 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 1.99 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 1.95 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.92 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.93 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.86 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 2.02 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 2.01 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 2.02 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 2.02 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.76 tonnes per person, 54% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +179.1% | 0.304 tonnes per person | 0.8484 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3189 tonnes per person | 0.1985 tonnes per person | 0.8484 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 tonnes per person | 0.9089 tonnes per person | 1.14 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | 1.99 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.97 tonnes per person | 1.86 tonnes per person | 2.02 tonnes per person | 4 |
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 are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Sri Lanka?
- Are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Sri Lanka was 2.02 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2.02 tonnes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1985 tonnes per person in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Sri Lanka ranks 86th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.