Energy — Emissions Share in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Energy — Emissions Share was 7.82 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Energy — Emissions Share in Sri Lanka, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 7.82 % for energy — emissions share in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions share in Sri Lanka peaked at 15.95 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7.82 %, in 2023.
Sri Lanka ranks 168th of 219 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions Share in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.61 % | — |
| 1991 | 13.47 % | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 13.39 % | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 13.03 % | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 12.61 % | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 12.67 % | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 14.07 % | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 14.18 % | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 15.36 % | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 14.43 % | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 15.62 % | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 15.95 % | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 15.26 % | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 14.45 % | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 15.65 % | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 14.77 % | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 14.5 % | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 14.81 % | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 14.46 % | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 13.88 % | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 14.3 % | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 11.15 % | -22.0% |
| 2012 | 11.16 % | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 10.42 % | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 11.48 % | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 9.93 % | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 10.08 % | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 10.11 % | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 8.89 % | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 9.19 % | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 8.68 % | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 8.31 % | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 8.04 % | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 7.82 % | -2.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 7.82 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.02 %, 56% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 7.82 % is below the median for South Asia, which is 12.62 %, 62% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.58 % | 12.61 % | 15.36 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.93 % | 13.88 % | 15.95 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.67 % | 8.89 % | 14.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.21 % | 7.82 % | 8.68 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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 energy — emissions share in Sri Lanka?
- Energy — emissions share in Sri Lanka was 7.82 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions share recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 15.95 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions share recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.82 % in 2023.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for energy — emissions share?
- Sri Lanka ranks 168th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions share rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.