Emissions from crops — Emissions Share in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Emissions from crops — Emissions Share was 44.28 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
44.28 %
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
10th
of 201 countries
All-time high
57.05 %
in 2020
All-time low
34.97 %
in 2018
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Emissions from crops — Emissions Share in Sri Lanka, 1990–2023

02040601990200620231990: 38.5 %1991: 40.2 %1992: 39.8 %1993: 42.3 %1994: 44 %1995: 42.8 %1996: 39.6 %1997: 41.3 %1998: 48.3 %1999: 50.5 %2000: 49.2 %2001: 49.9 %2002: 53.6 %2003: 49.1 %2004: 48.8 %2005: 51.4 %2006: 51.3 %2007: 48.4 %2008: 55.3 %2009: 52.2 %2010: 49.7 %2011: 54.1 %2012: 48.8 %2013: 46.3 %2014: 55.3 %2015: 48.8 %2016: 43.5 %2017: 39.4 %2018: 35 %2019: 46.6 %2020: 57 %2021: 44.1 %2022: 43.1 %2023: 44.3 %

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

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 44.28 % for emissions from crops — emissions share in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions from crops — emissions share in Sri Lanka peaked at 57.05 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 34.97 %, in 2018.

That places Sri Lanka 10th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 42.73 % 38.48 % 50.53 % 10
2000s 50.91 % 48.36 % 55.31 % 10
2010s 46.75 % 34.97 % 55.28 % 10
2020s 47.12 % 43.06 % 57.05 % 4

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 7 Serbia and Montenegro 46.29 % compare
  2. 8 Bangladesh 45.37 % compare
  3. 9 Hungary 44.87 % compare
  4. 11 Turkmenistan 43.15 % compare
  5. 12 Viet Nam 41.29 % compare
  6. 13 France 40.67 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions from crops — emissions share in Sri Lanka?
Emissions from crops — emissions share in Sri Lanka was 44.28 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest emissions from crops — emissions share recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 57.05 % in 2020.
What is the lowest emissions from crops — emissions share recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 34.97 % in 2018.
How does Sri Lanka rank for emissions from crops — emissions share?
Sri Lanka ranks 10th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is emissions from crops — emissions share rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 Emissions from crops — Emissions Share (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emissions from crops — Emissions Share (N2O)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
235 places, 7,697 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.