Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre (CH4) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre (CH4) was 0.0011 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Emissions from livestock — Emissions, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions from livestock — emissions, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka is 0.0011 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions from livestock — emissions, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0021 kt per square kilometre in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 kt per square kilometre, in 2016.
That places Sri Lanka 78th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre (CH4) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | -38.4% |
| 1999 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0011 kt per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0009 kt per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0011 kt per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.003 kt per square kilometre, 36% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre (CH4) in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -38.4% | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.001 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 75 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0011 kt per square kilometre compare
- 76 Togo 0.0011 kt per square kilometre compare
- 77 Benin 0.0011 kt per square kilometre compare
- 79 Cambodia 0.0011 kt per square kilometre compare
- 80 Greece 0.001 kt per square kilometre compare
- 81 Somalia 0.001 kt per square kilometre compare
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 emissions from livestock — emissions, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Emissions from livestock — emissions, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 0.0011 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions from livestock — emissions, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0021 kt per square kilometre in 1965.
- What is the lowest emissions from livestock — emissions, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 kt per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for emissions from livestock — emissions, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 78th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is emissions from livestock — emissions, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.