Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) was 1,273 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1,273 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
49th
of 221 countries
All-time high
1,373 kt
in 2004
All-time low
1,273 kt
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Sri Lanka, 1990–2023

05001.0k1.5k1990200620231990: 1.4k kt1991: 1.4k kt1992: 1.4k kt1993: 1.4k kt1994: 1.4k kt1995: 1.4k kt1996: 1.4k kt1997: 1.4k kt1998: 1.4k kt1999: 1.4k kt2000: 1.4k kt2001: 1.4k kt2002: 1.4k kt2003: 1.4k kt2004: 1.4k kt2005: 1.4k kt2006: 1.4k kt2007: 1.4k kt2008: 1.3k kt2009: 1.3k kt2010: 1.3k kt2011: 1.3k kt2012: 1.3k kt2013: 1.3k kt2014: 1.3k kt2015: 1.3k kt2016: 1.3k kt2017: 1.3k kt2018: 1.3k kt2019: 1.3k kt2020: 1.3k kt2021: 1.3k kt2022: 1.3k kt2023: 1.3k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Sri Lanka is 1,273 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Sri Lanka peaked at 1,373 kt in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1,273 kt, in 2022.

Sri Lanka ranks 49th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Sri Lanka, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,368 kt
1991 1,368 kt +0.0%
1992 1,368 kt +0.0%
1993 1,366 kt -0.1%
1994 1,364 kt -0.1%
1995 1,369 kt +0.4%
1996 1,367 kt -0.2%
1997 1,367 kt +0.0%
1998 1,367 kt -0.0%
1999 1,363 kt -0.3%
2000 1,362 kt -0.1%
2001 1,369 kt +0.5%
2002 1,368 kt -0.0%
2003 1,372 kt +0.3%
2004 1,373 kt +0.1%
2005 1,369 kt -0.3%
2006 1,366 kt -0.2%
2007 1,351 kt -1.1%
2008 1,346 kt -0.4%
2009 1,340 kt -0.5%
2010 1,338 kt -0.1%
2011 1,337 kt -0.1%
2012 1,330 kt -0.5%
2013 1,321 kt -0.7%
2014 1,304 kt -1.2%
2015 1,301 kt -0.2%
2016 1,299 kt -0.1%
2017 1,297 kt -0.2%
2018 1,297 kt +0.0%
2019 1,277 kt -1.5%
2020 1,276 kt -0.1%
2021 1,275 kt -0.1%
2022 1,273 kt -0.1%
2023 1,273 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,366 kt 1,363 kt 1,369 kt 10
2000s 1,362 kt 1,340 kt 1,373 kt 10
2010s 1,310 kt 1,277 kt 1,338 kt 10
2020s 1,274 kt 1,273 kt 1,276 kt 4

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 46 Cameroon 1,614 kt compare
  2. 47 Greece 1,472 kt compare
  3. 48 Bulgaria 1,296 kt compare
  4. 50 Chile 1,236 kt compare
  5. 51 Thailand 1,088 kt compare
  6. 52 Switzerland 948.01 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Sri Lanka?
Drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Sri Lanka was 1,273 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 1,373 kt in 2004.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 1,273 kt in 2022.
How does Sri Lanka rank for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq)?
Sri Lanka ranks 49th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf