Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Cropland organic soils — Emissions was 0.1306 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.1306 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
55th
of 221 countries
All-time high
0.145 kt
in 1990
All-time low
0.1306 kt
in 2022
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Sri Lanka, 1990–2024

00.050.10.151990200720241990: 0.145 kt1991: 0.145 kt1992: 0.145 kt1993: 0.145 kt1994: 0.144 kt1995: 0.145 kt1996: 0.145 kt1997: 0.145 kt1998: 0.144 kt1999: 0.144 kt2000: 0.144 kt2001: 0.144 kt2002: 0.144 kt2003: 0.144 kt2004: 0.144 kt2005: 0.143 kt2006: 0.143 kt2007: 0.141 kt2008: 0.141 kt2009: 0.14 kt2010: 0.14 kt2011: 0.139 kt2012: 0.139 kt2013: 0.138 kt2014: 0.136 kt2015: 0.136 kt2016: 0.136 kt2017: 0.134 kt2018: 0.134 kt2019: 0.131 kt2020: 0.131 kt2021: 0.131 kt2022: 0.131 kt2023: 0.131 kt2024: 0.131 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.1306 kt for cropland organic soils — emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — emissions in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.145 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1306 kt, in 2022.

Sri Lanka ranks 55th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Sri Lanka, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 0.145 kt
1991 0.145 kt +0.0%
1992 0.145 kt +0.0%
1993 0.1447 kt -0.2%
1994 0.1445 kt -0.1%
1995 0.145 kt +0.3%
1996 0.1446 kt -0.3%
1997 0.1446 kt +0.0%
1998 0.1445 kt -0.1%
1999 0.144 kt -0.3%
2000 0.1439 kt -0.1%
2001 0.1441 kt +0.1%
2002 0.1439 kt -0.1%
2003 0.1439 kt +0.0%
2004 0.1439 kt +0.0%
2005 0.1434 kt -0.3%
2006 0.1431 kt -0.2%
2007 0.1413 kt -1.3%
2008 0.1405 kt -0.6%
2009 0.1397 kt -0.6%
2010 0.1395 kt -0.1%
2011 0.1393 kt -0.1%
2012 0.1387 kt -0.4%
2013 0.1376 kt -0.8%
2014 0.1363 kt -0.9%
2015 0.1363 kt +0.0%
2016 0.1356 kt -0.5%
2017 0.1342 kt -1.0%
2018 0.1339 kt -0.2%
2019 0.1309 kt -2.2%
2020 0.1308 kt -0.1%
2021 0.1307 kt -0.1%
2022 0.1306 kt -0.1%
2023 0.1306 kt +0.0%
2024 0.1306 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1447 kt 0.144 kt 0.145 kt 10
2000s 0.1428 kt 0.1397 kt 0.1441 kt 10
2010s 0.1362 kt 0.1309 kt 0.1395 kt 10
2020s 0.1307 kt 0.1306 kt 0.1308 kt 5

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 52 New Zealand 0.1742 kt compare
  2. 53 Czechia 0.1431 kt compare
  3. 54 Portugal 0.1392 kt compare
  4. 56 Thailand 0.1291 kt compare
  5. 57 Malawi 0.1239 kt compare
  6. 58 Belgium-Luxembourg 0.1132 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland organic soils — emissions in Sri Lanka?
Cropland organic soils — emissions in Sri Lanka was 0.1306 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.145 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1306 kt in 2022.
How does Sri Lanka rank for cropland organic soils — emissions?
Sri Lanka ranks 55th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is cropland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.