What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?

The highest recorded value was 0.0006 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1963.

What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?

The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2018.

How does Sri Lanka rank for emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp?

Sri Lanka ranks 44th out of 204 countries with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?

Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. 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, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka

Name: emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Sri Lanka: emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP was 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

0 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 18.6%

World rank

44th

of 204 countries

All-time high

0.0006 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 1963

All-time low

0 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2018

Years of data

1960–2022

emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, 1960–2022

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2022, emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka stood at 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.6% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0006 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 2018.

Sri Lanka ranks 44th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, 1960 to 2022.
Year	tonnes per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0006 tonnes per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0005 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.2%
1962	0.0005 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
1963	0.0006 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+18.5%
1964	0.0006 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
1965	0.0005 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-24.3%
1966	0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.9%
1967	0.0005 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+16.3%
1968	0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
1969	0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
1970	0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.0%
1971	0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
1972	0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1973	0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
1974	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-19.2%
1975	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
1976	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
1977	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.7%
1978	0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+56.2%
1979	0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-17.4%
1980	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-15.4%
1981	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
1982	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
1983	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1984	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.8%
1985	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
1986	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
1987	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
1988	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
1989	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
1990	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.0%
1991	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.5%
1992	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
1993	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
1994	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.1%
1995	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.6%
1996	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
1997	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
1998	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
1999	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.0%
2000	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
2001	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.4%
2002	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
2003	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.5%
2004	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
2005	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.8%
2006	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.8%
2007	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.5%
2008	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-18.3%
2009	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
2010	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-24.4%
2011	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-20.4%
2012	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2013	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.2%
2014	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
2015	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2016	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
2017	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.1%
2018	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
2019	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+7.8%
2020	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
2021	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
2022	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+18.6%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

Sri Lanka's 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 5.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Sri Lanka's 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP is below the median for South Asia, which is 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 96% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP 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
1978	+56.2%	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0005 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0006 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	3

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

41 Rwanda 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
42 Laos 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
43 Maldives 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
45 Cote d'Ivoire 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
46 Mauritania 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
47 Congo 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 204 places →

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)

All data for Sri Lanka →

Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka?: Emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka was 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?: The highest recorded value was 0.0006 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1963.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?: The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2018.
How does Sri Lanka rank for emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp?: Sri Lanka ranks 44th out of 204 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?: Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. 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, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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emissions of air pollutants divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

emissions of air pollutants ÷ GDP (current US$)

Computed from

emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks

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Indicator: emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP
Unit: tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 204 places, 10,833 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed: 30 September 2026

emissions of air pollutants divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.