Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 2.02 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 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
Sri Lanka recorded 2.02 tonnes per person for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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.
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
- 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Sri Lanka?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2.02 tonnes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1985 tonnes per person in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Sri Lanka ranks 86th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. 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.