emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate was -0.7206 % change on previous year in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
-0.7206 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 145.3%
World rank
148th
of 219 countries
All-time high
91.14 % change on previous year
in 1950
All-time low
-22.27 % change on previous year
in 1851
Years of data
272
1751–2022

emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka, 1751–2022

-250255075100175118862022

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka is -0.7206 % change on previous year, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 145.3% on the previous year and down 121.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka peaked at 91.14 % change on previous year in 1950 and was at its lowest, -22.27 % change on previous year, in 1851.

Sri Lanka ranks 148th of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka, 1751 to 2022.
Year % change on previous year Change
1751 0.1657 % change on previous year —
1752 0.1652 % change on previous year -0.3%
1753 0.1649 % change on previous year -0.2%
1754 0.1646 % change on previous year -0.2%
1755 0.1643 % change on previous year -0.2%
1756 0.1638 % change on previous year -0.3%
1757 0.1638 % change on previous year -0.0%
1758 0.1633 % change on previous year -0.3%
1759 0.1628 % change on previous year -0.3%
1760 0.1625 % change on previous year -0.2%
1761 0.1638 % change on previous year +0.8%
1762 0.1635 % change on previous year -0.2%
1763 0.163 % change on previous year -0.3%
1764 0.1627 % change on previous year -0.2%
1765 0.1625 % change on previous year -0.2%
1766 0.1619 % change on previous year -0.3%
1767 0.1617 % change on previous year -0.2%
1768 0.1614 % change on previous year -0.2%
1769 0.1609 % change on previous year -0.3%
1770 0.1609 % change on previous year -0.0%
1771 0.1616 % change on previous year +0.5%
1772 0.1611 % change on previous year -0.3%
1773 0.1611 % change on previous year -0.0%
1774 0.1606 % change on previous year -0.3%
1775 0.1601 % change on previous year -0.3%
1776 0.1601 % change on previous year -0.0%
1777 0.1596 % change on previous year -0.3%
1778 0.1591 % change on previous year -0.3%
1779 0.1591 % change on previous year -0.0%
1780 0.1586 % change on previous year -0.3%
1781 0.1593 % change on previous year +0.5%
1782 0.1591 % change on previous year -0.2%
1783 0.1586 % change on previous year -0.3%
1784 0.1583 % change on previous year -0.2%
1785 0.1578 % change on previous year -0.3%
1786 0.1578 % change on previous year -0.0%
1787 0.1571 % change on previous year -0.5%
1788 0.1571 % change on previous year -0.0%
1789 0.1566 % change on previous year -0.3%
1790 0.1563 % change on previous year -0.2%
1791 0.1566 % change on previous year +0.2%
1792 0.1566 % change on previous year -0.0%
1793 0.1561 % change on previous year -0.3%
1794 0.1559 % change on previous year -0.2%
1795 0.1554 % change on previous year -0.3%
1796 0.1551 % change on previous year -0.2%
1797 0.1546 % change on previous year -0.3%
1798 0.1544 % change on previous year -0.2%
1799 0.1542 % change on previous year -0.2%
1800 0.1537 % change on previous year -0.3%
1801 0.1539 % change on previous year +0.2%
1802 0.1537 % change on previous year -0.2%
1803 0.1532 % change on previous year -0.3%
1804 0.153 % change on previous year -0.2%
1805 0.1528 % change on previous year -0.2%
1806 0.1523 % change on previous year -0.3%
1807 0.1518 % change on previous year -0.3%
1808 0.1516 % change on previous year -0.2%
1809 0.1514 % change on previous year -0.2%
1810 0.1509 % change on previous year -0.3%
1811 0.1509 % change on previous year +0.0%
1812 0.1507 % change on previous year -0.2%
1813 0.1502 % change on previous year -0.3%
1814 0.15 % change on previous year -0.2%
1815 0.1495 % change on previous year -0.3%
1816 0.1491 % change on previous year -0.3%
1817 0.1491 % change on previous year +0.0%
1818 0.1484 % change on previous year -0.5%
1819 0.1482 % change on previous year -0.1%
1820 0.1477 % change on previous year -0.3%
1821 1.66 % change on previous year +1023.3%
1822 1.63 % change on previous year -1.7%
1823 1.6 % change on previous year -1.7%
1824 1.58 % change on previous year -1.7%
1825 1.55 % change on previous year -1.6%
1826 1.53 % change on previous year -1.6%
1827 1.5 % change on previous year -1.6%
1828 1.48 % change on previous year -1.6%
1829 1.46 % change on previous year -1.5%
1830 1.43 % change on previous year -1.5%
1831 2.46 % change on previous year +71.4%
1832 2.4 % change on previous year -2.5%
1833 2.34 % change on previous year -2.4%
1834 2.28 % change on previous year -2.4%
1835 2.23 % change on previous year -2.3%
1836 2.18 % change on previous year -2.3%
1837 2.13 % change on previous year -2.2%
1838 2.09 % change on previous year -2.2%
1839 2.04 % change on previous year -2.1%
1840 2 % change on previous year -2.1%
1841 2.45 % change on previous year +22.8%
1842 2.39 % change on previous year -2.5%
1843 2.33 % change on previous year -2.4%
1844 2.28 % change on previous year -2.4%
1845 2.23 % change on previous year -2.3%
1846 2.18 % change on previous year -2.3%
1847 2.13 % change on previous year -2.2%
1848 2.08 % change on previous year -2.2%
1849 2.04 % change on previous year -2.1%
1850 1.38 % change on previous year -32.2%
1851 -22.27 % change on previous year -1713.3%
1852 1.98 % change on previous year -108.9%
1853 1.96 % change on previous year -0.8%
1854 1.95 % change on previous year -0.8%
1855 0.8848 % change on previous year -54.6%
1856 0.9824 % change on previous year +11.0%
1857 0.9739 % change on previous year -0.9%
1858 2.79 % change on previous year +186.2%
1859 2.77 % change on previous year -0.8%
1860 2.75 % change on previous year -0.7%
1861 2.84 % change on previous year +3.3%
1862 2.48 % change on previous year -12.7%
1863 2.45 % change on previous year -0.9%
1864 2.43 % change on previous year -0.8%
1865 1.21 % change on previous year -50.2%
1866 1.32 % change on previous year +8.6%
1867 1.3 % change on previous year -1.0%
1868 8.41 % change on previous year +545.6%
1869 8.46 % change on previous year +0.6%
1870 8.52 % change on previous year +0.6%
1871 0.8013 % change on previous year -90.6%
1872 0.4538 % change on previous year -43.4%
1873 0.4223 % change on previous year -6.9%
1874 0.4499 % change on previous year +6.5%
1875 0.4752 % change on previous year +5.6%
1876 1.01 % change on previous year +112.9%
1877 1 % change on previous year -1.1%
1878 1.02 % change on previous year +1.8%
1879 1.01 % change on previous year -1.0%
1880 0.9988 % change on previous year -0.9%
1881 0.8631 % change on previous year -13.6%
1882 1.01 % change on previous year +17.6%
1883 1.13 % change on previous year +11.8%
1884 1.2 % change on previous year +5.7%
1885 0.9047 % change on previous year -24.5%
1886 1.84 % change on previous year +103.3%
1887 1.88 % change on previous year +2.3%
1888 2.16 % change on previous year +14.9%
1889 2.35 % change on previous year +8.9%
1890 1.88 % change on previous year -20.1%
1891 1.99 % change on previous year +5.8%
1892 2.06 % change on previous year +3.6%
1893 1.76 % change on previous year -14.8%
1894 1.86 % change on previous year +5.7%
1895 1.44 % change on previous year -22.4%
1896 2.78 % change on previous year +92.5%
1897 2.54 % change on previous year -8.6%
1898 2.65 % change on previous year +4.5%
1899 2.32 % change on previous year -12.7%
1900 1.96 % change on previous year -15.3%
1901 2.44 % change on previous year +24.4%
1902 0.9577 % change on previous year -60.7%
1903 1.75 % change on previous year +83.2%
1904 1.59 % change on previous year -9.6%
1905 2.83 % change on previous year +78.2%
1906 1.85 % change on previous year -34.7%
1907 0.727 % change on previous year -60.6%
1908 1.45 % change on previous year +98.9%
1909 1.62 % change on previous year +12.2%
1910 1.89 % change on previous year +16.3%
1911 1.44 % change on previous year -23.7%
1912 0.4674 % change on previous year -67.5%
1913 0.4668 % change on previous year -0.1%
1914 0.4657 % change on previous year -0.2%
1915 1.07 % change on previous year +130.3%
1916 1.25 % change on previous year +16.8%
1917 1.28 % change on previous year +2.5%
1918 1.27 % change on previous year -1.2%
1919 1.27 % change on previous year +0.1%
1920 1.27 % change on previous year -0.0%
1921 2.43 % change on previous year +91.3%
1922 2.52 % change on previous year +3.7%
1923 2.43 % change on previous year -3.7%
1924 1.96 % change on previous year -19.2%
1925 2.29 % change on previous year +16.9%
1926 1.91 % change on previous year -16.7%
1927 1.97 % change on previous year +3.1%
1928 3.08 % change on previous year +56.2%
1929 0.6582 % change on previous year -78.6%
1930 1.83 % change on previous year +177.6%
1931 1.07 % change on previous year -41.4%
1932 1.07 % change on previous year -0.3%
1933 1.04 % change on previous year -2.4%
1934 1.16 % change on previous year +11.5%
1935 0.9262 % change on previous year -20.3%
1936 1.57 % change on previous year +69.9%
1937 1.91 % change on previous year +21.3%
1938 2 % change on previous year +4.8%
1939 1.92 % change on previous year -4.0%
1940 1.79 % change on previous year -6.6%
1941 1.6 % change on previous year -10.7%
1942 1.52 % change on previous year -5.0%
1943 2.37 % change on previous year +55.6%
1944 2.77 % change on previous year +16.9%
1945 3.33 % change on previous year +20.2%
1946 3.97 % change on previous year +19.4%
1947 3.66 % change on previous year -7.8%
1948 3.75 % change on previous year +2.3%
1949 3.66 % change on previous year -2.3%
1950 91.14 % change on previous year +2389.2%
1951 -11.91 % change on previous year -113.1%
1952 21.81 % change on previous year -283.2%
1953 4.46 % change on previous year -79.6%
1954 -8.97 % change on previous year -301.1%
1955 -10.11 % change on previous year +12.7%
1956 -4.42 % change on previous year -56.3%
1957 25.25 % change on previous year -671.7%
1958 -11.63 % change on previous year -146.0%
1959 2.52 % change on previous year -121.7%
1960 13.74 % change on previous year +444.4%
1961 -12.1 % change on previous year -188.1%
1962 3.05 % change on previous year -125.2%
1963 2.49 % change on previous year -18.4%
1964 5.39 % change on previous year +116.6%
1965 -1.83 % change on previous year -134.0%
1966 -12.28 % change on previous year +569.6%
1967 23.5 % change on previous year -291.4%
1968 -11.82 % change on previous year -150.3%
1969 0.0452 % change on previous year -100.4%
1970 0.5128 % change on previous year +1034.3%
1971 -3.31 % change on previous year -746.1%
1972 1.52 % change on previous year -145.9%
1973 2.16 % change on previous year +41.9%
1974 0.4267 % change on previous year -80.2%
1975 6.89 % change on previous year +1515.2%
1976 1.67 % change on previous year -75.7%
1977 -2.48 % change on previous year -248.1%
1978 3.99 % change on previous year -261.0%
1979 1.63 % change on previous year -59.0%
1980 1.24 % change on previous year -24.4%
1981 2.93 % change on previous year +137.2%
1982 3.13 % change on previous year +6.6%
1983 2.04 % change on previous year -34.6%
1984 6.61 % change on previous year +223.8%
1985 1.14 % change on previous year -82.7%
1986 3.92 % change on previous year +242.8%
1987 4.32 % change on previous year +10.0%
1988 2.66 % change on previous year -38.4%
1989 3.19 % change on previous year +19.7%
1990 2.34 % change on previous year -26.4%
1991 0.245 % change on previous year -89.5%
1992 4.4 % change on previous year +1696.9%
1993 0.0141 % change on previous year -99.7%
1994 -2.66 % change on previous year -18964.0%
1995 1.6 % change on previous year -160.1%
1996 7.59 % change on previous year +375.0%
1997 2.51 % change on previous year -66.9%
1998 -0.061 % change on previous year -102.4%
1999 4.67 % change on previous year -7751.7%
2000 5.88 % change on previous year +26.1%
2001 -1.89 % change on previous year -132.1%
2002 1.86 % change on previous year -198.2%
2003 2.14 % change on previous year +15.1%
2004 3.34 % change on previous year +56.0%
2005 2.96 % change on previous year -11.2%
2006 2.11 % change on previous year -28.9%
2007 1.32 % change on previous year -37.5%
2008 2.84 % change on previous year +115.7%
2009 1.43 % change on previous year -49.5%
2010 5.44 % change on previous year +279.2%
2011 -8.07 % change on previous year -248.4%
2012 3.29 % change on previous year -140.8%
2013 -4.09 % change on previous year -224.2%
2014 2.03 % change on previous year -149.8%
2015 0.7877 % change on previous year -61.3%
2016 3.58 % change on previous year +354.9%
2017 -2.49 % change on previous year -169.4%
2018 -2.04 % change on previous year -18.1%
2019 1.57 % change on previous year -176.9%
2020 -2.6 % change on previous year -266.1%
2021 1.59 % change on previous year -161.1%
2022 -0.7206 % change on previous year -145.3%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's -0.7206 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.0344 % change on previous year, 21.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Sri Lanka's -0.7206 % change on previous year is below the median for South Asia, which is -0.143 % change on previous year, 5.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate 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.

YearChange FromTo
1994 -18964.0% 0.0141 % change on previous year -2.66 % change on previous year
1999 +7751.7% -0.061 % change on previous year 4.67 % change on previous year
1950 +2389.2% 3.66 % change on previous year 91.14 % change on previous year
1851 -1713.3% 1.38 % change on previous year -22.27 % change on previous year
1992 +1696.9% 0.245 % change on previous year 4.4 % change on previous year
1975 +1515.2% 0.4267 % change on previous year 6.89 % change on previous year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1750s 0.1643 % change on previous year 0.1628 % change on previous year 0.1657 % change on previous year 9
1760s 0.1624 % change on previous year 0.1609 % change on previous year 0.1638 % change on previous year 10
1770s 0.1603 % change on previous year 0.1591 % change on previous year 0.1616 % change on previous year 10
1780s 0.158 % change on previous year 0.1566 % change on previous year 0.1593 % change on previous year 10
1790s 0.1555 % change on previous year 0.1542 % change on previous year 0.1566 % change on previous year 10
1800s 0.1527 % change on previous year 0.1514 % change on previous year 0.1539 % change on previous year 10
1810s 0.1497 % change on previous year 0.1482 % change on previous year 0.1509 % change on previous year 10
1820s 1.41 % change on previous year 0.1477 % change on previous year 1.66 % change on previous year 10
1830s 2.16 % change on previous year 1.43 % change on previous year 2.46 % change on previous year 10
1840s 2.21 % change on previous year 2 % change on previous year 2.45 % change on previous year 10
1850s -0.6605 % change on previous year -22.27 % change on previous year 2.79 % change on previous year 10
1860s 3.36 % change on previous year 1.21 % change on previous year 8.46 % change on previous year 10
1870s 1.52 % change on previous year 0.4223 % change on previous year 8.52 % change on previous year 10
1880s 1.44 % change on previous year 0.8631 % change on previous year 2.35 % change on previous year 10
1890s 2.13 % change on previous year 1.44 % change on previous year 2.78 % change on previous year 10
1900s 1.72 % change on previous year 0.727 % change on previous year 2.83 % change on previous year 10
1910s 1.09 % change on previous year 0.4657 % change on previous year 1.89 % change on previous year 10
1920s 2.05 % change on previous year 0.6582 % change on previous year 3.08 % change on previous year 10
1930s 1.45 % change on previous year 0.9262 % change on previous year 2 % change on previous year 10
1940s 2.84 % change on previous year 1.52 % change on previous year 3.97 % change on previous year 10
1950s 9.82 % change on previous year -11.91 % change on previous year 91.14 % change on previous year 10
1960s 1.02 % change on previous year -12.28 % change on previous year 23.5 % change on previous year 10
1970s 1.3 % change on previous year -3.31 % change on previous year 6.89 % change on previous year 10
1980s 3.12 % change on previous year 1.14 % change on previous year 6.61 % change on previous year 10
1990s 2.07 % change on previous year -2.66 % change on previous year 7.59 % change on previous year 10
2000s 2.2 % change on previous year -1.89 % change on previous year 5.88 % change on previous year 10
2010s 0.0022 % change on previous year -8.07 % change on previous year 5.44 % change on previous year 10
2020s -0.5775 % change on previous year -2.6 % change on previous year 1.59 % change on previous year 3

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 145 Laos -0.5947 % change on previous year compare
  2. 146 Papua New Guinea -0.6264 % change on previous year compare
  3. 147 Belgium -0.6926 % change on previous year compare
  4. 149 Kiribati -0.7371 % change on previous year compare
  5. 150 Algeria -0.7883 % change on previous year compare
  6. 151 North Korea -0.8934 % change on previous year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka?
Emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka was -0.7206 % change on previous year in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 91.14 % change on previous year in 1950.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was -22.27 % change on previous year in 1851.
How does Sri Lanka rank for emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate?
Sri Lanka ranks 148th out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 121.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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The year-on-year percentage change in emissions of air pollutants. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

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emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate
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% change on previous year
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Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
219 places, 59,468 data points, 1751–2022
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The year-on-year percentage change in emissions of air pollutants. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.