Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) was 987.54 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
987.54 kt
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
54th
of 202 countries
All-time high
987.54 kt
in 2023
All-time low
671.02 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in Sri Lanka, 1990–2023

02004006008001.0k1990200620231990: 671 kt1991: 678 kt1992: 688.9 kt1993: 699.2 kt1994: 711.8 kt1995: 727.2 kt1996: 740.7 kt1997: 756.5 kt1998: 769.8 kt1999: 789.5 kt2000: 799.9 kt2001: 814.5 kt2002: 823 kt2003: 831 kt2004: 837.5 kt2005: 839.5 kt2006: 847.2 kt2007: 856.8 kt2008: 860.1 kt2009: 867.8 kt2010: 873.9 kt2011: 883.6 kt2012: 889.1 kt2013: 899 kt2014: 920.5 kt2015: 935.3 kt2016: 945.8 kt2017: 955.9 kt2018: 964 kt2019: 968.1 kt2020: 976.1 kt2021: 980.7 kt2022: 981.7 kt2023: 987.5 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Sri Lanka stood at 987.54 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Sri Lanka peaked at 987.54 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 671.02 kt, in 1990.

That places Sri Lanka 54th out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 723.26 kt 671.02 kt 789.49 kt 10
2000s 837.72 kt 799.9 kt 867.76 kt 10
2010s 923.53 kt 873.89 kt 968.1 kt 10
2020s 981.5 kt 976.06 kt 987.54 kt 4

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 51 Niger 1,084 kt compare
  2. 52 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1,061 kt compare
  3. 53 China, Taiwan Province of 1,057 kt compare
  4. 55 Burkina Faso 964.08 kt compare
  5. 56 Mali 954.88 kt compare
  6. 57 Kazakhstan 929.09 kt compare

See the full ranking of 252 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Sri Lanka?
Domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Sri Lanka was 987.54 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 987.54 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 671.02 kt in 1990.
How does Sri Lanka rank for domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq)?
Sri Lanka ranks 54th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
Is domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 8,353 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.