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Emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes was 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents
World rank
29th
of 200 countries
All-time high
0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents
in 1989
All-time low
0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents
in 1989
Years of data
37
1989–2025

Emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes in Sri Lanka, 1989–2025

00.20.40.60.811989200720251989: 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents1990: 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents1991: 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents1992: 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents1993: 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents1994: 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents1995: 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents1996: 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents1997: 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents1998: 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents1999: 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2000: 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2001: 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2002: 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2003: 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2004: 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2005: 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2006: 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2007: 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2008: 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2009: 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2010: 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2011: 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2012: 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2013: 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2014: 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2015: 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2016: 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2017: 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2018: 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2019: 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2020: 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2021: 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2022: 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2023: 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2024: 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents2025: 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents

Source: Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents for emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes in 2025. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

Over the whole period, emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes in Sri Lanka peaked at 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents, in 1989.

That places Sri Lanka 29th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 1
1990s 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 10
2000s 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 10
2010s 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 10
2020s 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 26 Latvia 0.2757 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  2. 27 Mexico 0.0667 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  3. 28 Poland 0.0011 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  4. 29 Afghanistan 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  5. 29 Algeria 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  6. 29 Andorra 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  7. 29 Angola 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  8. 29 Antigua and Barbuda 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  9. 29 Armenia 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  10. 29 Australia 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  11. 29 Austria 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  12. 29 Azerbaijan 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  13. 29 Bahamas 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  14. 29 Bahrain 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  15. 29 Bangladesh 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  16. 29 Barbados 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  17. 29 Belarus 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  18. 29 Belgium 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  19. 29 Belize 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  20. 29 Benin 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  21. 29 Bhutan 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  22. 29 Bolivia 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  23. 29 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  24. 29 Botswana 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  25. 29 Brazil 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  26. 29 Brunei 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  27. 29 Bulgaria 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  28. 29 Burkina Faso 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  29. 29 Burundi 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  30. 29 Cambodia 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  31. 29 Cameroon 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  32. 29 Cape Verde 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  33. 29 Central African Republic 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  34. 29 Chad 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  35. 29 China 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  36. 29 Comoros 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  37. 29 Congo 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  38. 29 Costa Rica 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  39. 29 Cote d'Ivoire 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  40. 29 Croatia 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  41. 29 Cuba 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  42. 29 Cyprus 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  43. 29 Czechia 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  44. 29 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  45. 29 Djibouti 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  46. 29 Dominica 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  47. 29 Dominican Republic 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  48. 29 East Timor 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  49. 29 Ecuador 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  50. 29 Egypt 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  51. 29 El Salvador 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  52. 29 Equatorial Guinea 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  53. 29 Eritrea 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  54. 29 Eswatini 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  55. 29 Ethiopia 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  56. 29 Fiji 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  57. 29 Gabon 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  58. 29 Gambia 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  59. 29 Georgia 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  60. 29 Germany 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  61. 29 Ghana 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  62. 29 Greece 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  63. 29 Grenada 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  64. 29 Guatemala 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  65. 29 Guinea 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  66. 29 Guinea-Bissau 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  67. 29 Guyana 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  68. 29 Haiti 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  69. 29 Honduras 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  70. 29 Hong Kong 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  71. 29 India 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  72. 29 Indonesia 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  73. 29 Iran 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  74. 29 Iraq 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  75. 29 Israel 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  76. 29 Italy 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  77. 29 Jamaica 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  78. 29 Jordan 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  79. 29 Kazakhstan 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  80. 29 Kenya 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  81. 29 Kiribati 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  82. 29 Kuwait 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  83. 29 Kyrgyzstan 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  84. 29 Laos 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  85. 29 Lebanon 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  86. 29 Lesotho 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  87. 29 Liberia 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  88. 29 Libya 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  89. 29 Lithuania 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  90. 29 Macao 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  91. 29 Madagascar 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  92. 29 Malawi 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  93. 29 Malaysia 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  94. 29 Maldives 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  95. 29 Mali 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  96. 29 Marshall Islands 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  97. 29 Mauritania 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  98. 29 Mauritius 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  99. 29 Micronesia (country) 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  100. 29 Moldova 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  101. 29 Monaco 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  102. 29 Mongolia 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  103. 29 Montenegro 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  104. 29 Morocco 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  105. 29 Mozambique 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  106. 29 Myanmar 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  107. 29 Namibia 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  108. 29 Nauru 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  109. 29 Nepal 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  110. 29 New Zealand 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  111. 29 Nicaragua 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  112. 29 Niger 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  113. 29 Nigeria 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  114. 29 North Korea 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  115. 29 North Macedonia 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  116. 29 Oman 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  117. 29 Pakistan 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  118. 29 Palau 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  119. 29 Palestine 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  120. 29 Panama 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  121. 29 Papua New Guinea 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  122. 29 Paraguay 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  123. 29 Peru 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  124. 29 Philippines 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  125. 29 Puerto Rico 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  126. 29 Qatar 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  127. 29 Romania 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  128. 29 Russia 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  129. 29 Rwanda 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  130. 29 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  131. 29 Saint Lucia 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  132. 29 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  133. 29 Samoa 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  134. 29 San Marino 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  135. 29 Sao Tome and Principe 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  136. 29 Saudi Arabia 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  137. 29 Senegal 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  138. 29 Serbia 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  139. 29 Seychelles 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  140. 29 Sierra Leone 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  141. 29 Slovakia 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  142. 29 Solomon Islands 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  143. 29 Somalia 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  144. 29 South Korea 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  145. 29 South Sudan 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  146. 29 Spain 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  147. 29 Sudan 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  148. 29 Suriname 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  149. 29 Syria 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  150. 29 Taiwan 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  151. 29 Tajikistan 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  152. 29 Tanzania 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  153. 29 Thailand 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  154. 29 Togo 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  155. 29 Tonga 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  156. 29 Trinidad and Tobago 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  157. 29 Tunisia 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  158. 29 Turkey 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  159. 29 Turkmenistan 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  160. 29 Tuvalu 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  161. 29 Uganda 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  162. 29 United Arab Emirates 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  163. 29 United States 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  164. 29 Uzbekistan 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  165. 29 Vanuatu 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  166. 29 Vatican 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  167. 29 Venezuela 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  168. 29 Vietnam 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  169. 29 Western Sahara 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  170. 29 Yemen 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  171. 29 Zambia 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare
  172. 29 Zimbabwe 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes in Sri Lanka?
Emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes in Sri Lanka was 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents in 2025, according to Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents in 1989.
What is the lowest emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents in 1989.
How does Sri Lanka rank for emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes?
Sri Lanka ranks 29th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes
Unit
constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 7,400 data points, 1989–2025
Last refreshed

This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.