How does Sri Lanka rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp?

Sri Lanka ranks 70th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.

Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Sri Lanka: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP was 0.0283 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0283 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 15.3%

World rank

70th

of 193 countries

All-time high

1.29 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 1963

All-time low

0.0283 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, 1960–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka is 0.0283 tonnes per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is down 15.3% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.29 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0283 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 2024.

Sri Lanka ranks 70th of 193 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.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, 1960 to 2024.
Year	tonnes per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.9867 tonnes per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.9722 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1962	1.06 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+9.1%
1963	1.29 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+21.5%
1964	1.27 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
1965	1.01 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-20.6%
1966	1 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1967	0.967 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
1968	1.02 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.0%
1969	0.9439 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
1970	0.8179 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.4%
1971	0.8017 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
1972	0.7514 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
1973	0.6738 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.3%
1974	0.5468 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-18.9%
1975	0.522 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
1976	0.5588 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+7.1%
1977	0.4962 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.2%
1978	0.7514 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+51.4%
1979	0.6143 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-18.2%
1980	0.5166 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-15.9%
1981	0.4729 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
1982	0.4403 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.9%
1983	0.4083 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
1984	0.3509 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.1%
1985	0.3567 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
1986	0.3348 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
1987	0.3226 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
1988	0.3105 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
1989	0.3115 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1990	0.2723 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.6%
1991	0.2444 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.2%
1992	0.228 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
1993	0.2153 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
1994	0.1915 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.0%
1995	0.1735 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
1996	0.1639 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
1997	0.1518 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
1998	0.1463 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
1999	0.1476 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
2000	0.1404 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
2001	0.1487 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.9%
2002	0.1424 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
2003	0.1255 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.9%
2004	0.1172 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
2005	0.1002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.6%
2006	0.0872 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.9%
2007	0.0779 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.7%
2008	0.0628 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-19.4%
2009	0.0614 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2010	0.0447 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-27.1%
2011	0.0391 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.6%
2012	0.0379 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
2013	0.0349 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.0%
2014	0.0327 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
2015	0.0319 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
2016	0.031 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
2017	0.0291 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
2018	0.0293 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
2019	0.0312 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+6.5%
2020	0.033 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.9%
2021	0.0315 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
2022	0.0378 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+19.9%
2023	0.0335 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.5%
2024	0.0283 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-15.3%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

Sri Lanka's 0.0283 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0137 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 2.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Sri Lanka's 0.0283 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0198 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP 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
1978	+51.4%	0.4962 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.7514 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1.05 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.9439 tonnes per US$ of GDP	1.29 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.6534 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.4962 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.8179 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.3825 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.3105 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.5166 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.1935 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1463 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.2723 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.1064 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0614 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1487 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0342 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0291 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0447 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0328 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0283 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0378 tonnes per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

67 Philippines 0.0317 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
68 Haiti 0.0317 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
69 North Macedonia 0.0293 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
71 Kenya 0.0279 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
72 Panama 0.0269 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
73 Namibia 0.0263 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka?: Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka was 0.0283 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?: The highest recorded value was 1.29 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1963.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0283 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does Sri Lanka rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp?: Sri Lanka ranks 70th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks

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Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP
Unit: tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 193 places, 10,813 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.