Energy — Emissions Share in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Energy — Emissions Share was 7.82 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
7.82 %
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
156th
of 205 countries
All-time high
15.95 %
in 2001
All-time low
7.82 %
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Energy — Emissions Share in Sri Lanka, 1990–2023

0510151990200620231990: 12.6 %1991: 13.5 %1992: 13.4 %1993: 13 %1994: 12.6 %1995: 12.7 %1996: 14.1 %1997: 14.2 %1998: 15.4 %1999: 14.4 %2000: 15.6 %2001: 15.9 %2002: 15.3 %2003: 14.4 %2004: 15.7 %2005: 14.8 %2006: 14.5 %2007: 14.8 %2008: 14.5 %2009: 13.9 %2010: 14.3 %2011: 11.2 %2012: 11.2 %2013: 10.4 %2014: 11.5 %2015: 9.9 %2016: 10.1 %2017: 10.1 %2018: 8.9 %2019: 9.2 %2020: 8.7 %2021: 8.3 %2022: 8 %2023: 7.8 %

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 156th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 153 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8.2 % compare
  2. 154 Seychelles 7.96 % compare
  3. 155 Israel 7.84 % compare
  4. 157 Georgia 7.81 % compare
  5. 158 Ireland 7.43 % compare
  6. 159 Myanmar 7.42 % compare

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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 156th out of 205 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

Indicator
Energy — Emissions Share (CH4)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 7,907 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.