Drained organic soils — Emissions in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 0.2118 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drained organic soils — Emissions in Sri Lanka, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.2118 kt for drained organic soils — emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.2271 kt in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2118 kt, in 2022.
Sri Lanka ranks 56th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Emissions in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2255 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.2255 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2255 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2252 kt | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2249 kt | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2258 kt | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2254 kt | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2256 kt | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2255 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2249 kt | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2248 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2261 kt | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2261 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2269 kt | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2271 kt | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2265 kt | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.226 kt | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2236 kt | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2229 kt | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2219 kt | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2216 kt | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2214 kt | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2202 kt | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2188 kt | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2159 kt | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2152 kt | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2152 kt | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2152 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2153 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2124 kt | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2122 kt | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2121 kt | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2118 kt | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2118 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2118 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2254 kt | 0.2249 kt | 0.2258 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2252 kt | 0.2219 kt | 0.2271 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2171 kt | 0.2124 kt | 0.2216 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2119 kt | 0.2118 kt | 0.2122 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More climate change data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 74.88 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — emissions in Sri Lanka?
- Drained organic soils — emissions in Sri Lanka was 0.2118 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2271 kt in 2004.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2118 kt in 2022.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
- Sri Lanka ranks 56th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.