Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 2.82 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Sri Lanka, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Sri Lanka stood at 2.82 billion tonnes. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Sri Lanka peaked at 2.82 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.55 million tonnes, in 1850.
That places Sri Lanka 55th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 106.53 million tonnes | 21.55 million tonnes | 189.82 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 258.13 million tonnes | 206.12 million tonnes | 305.50 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 327.70 million tonnes | 311.74 million tonnes | 340.11 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 367.70 million tonnes | 343.93 million tonnes | 393.94 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 462.19 million tonnes | 402.61 million tonnes | 527.44 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 592.83 million tonnes | 541.69 million tonnes | 644.23 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 695.99 million tonnes | 654.16 million tonnes | 736.89 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 777.83 million tonnes | 745.34 million tonnes | 809.41 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 853.79 million tonnes | 816.90 million tonnes | 892.98 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.02 billion tonnes | 909.00 million tonnes | 1.15 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.27 billion tonnes | 1.17 billion tonnes | 1.38 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.65 billion tonnes | 1.39 billion tonnes | 1.86 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.97 billion tonnes | 1.88 billion tonnes | 2.07 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.13 billion tonnes | 2.08 billion tonnes | 2.18 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.25 billion tonnes | 2.19 billion tonnes | 2.32 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.44 billion tonnes | 2.33 billion tonnes | 2.58 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.71 billion tonnes | 2.62 billion tonnes | 2.78 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.80 billion tonnes | 2.78 billion tonnes | 2.82 billion tonnes | 5 |
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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 cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Sri Lanka?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Sri Lanka was 2.82 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2.82 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.55 million tonnes in 1850.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Sri Lanka ranks 55th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.