Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (N2O) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (N2O) was 0.498 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in Sri Lanka, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.498 kt for domestic wastewater — emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic wastewater — emissions in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.5123 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2339 kt, in 1990.
Sri Lanka ranks 61st of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (N2O) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2339 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.243 kt | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.247 kt | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2454 kt | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.258 kt | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2756 kt | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2788 kt | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2899 kt | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2913 kt | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3166 kt | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3069 kt | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3187 kt | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3219 kt | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3317 kt | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3371 kt | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3266 kt | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3366 kt | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3533 kt | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3462 kt | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3574 kt | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3632 kt | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3815 kt | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3797 kt | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3906 kt | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4453 kt | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4756 kt | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4896 kt | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5029 kt | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5102 kt | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5035 kt | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5123 kt | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5105 kt | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4951 kt | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.498 kt | +0.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.498 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2428 kt, 2.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.498 kt is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.6208 kt, 80% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.268 kt | 0.2339 kt | 0.3166 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3336 kt | 0.3069 kt | 0.3574 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4442 kt | 0.3632 kt | 0.5102 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.504 kt | 0.4951 kt | 0.5123 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic wastewater — emissions in Sri Lanka?
- Domestic wastewater — emissions in Sri Lanka was 0.498 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest domestic wastewater — emissions recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5123 kt in 2020.
- What is the lowest domestic wastewater — emissions recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2339 kt in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for domestic wastewater — emissions?
- Sri Lanka ranks 61st out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.