Food Packaging — Emissions in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.2189 kt in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.2189 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
115th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.344 kt
in 2006
All-time low
0 kt
in 1993
Years of data
27
1990–2016

Food Packaging — Emissions in Sri Lanka, 1990–2016

00.10.20.31990200320161990: 0.094 kt1991: 0.094 kt1992: 0.031 kt1993: 0 kt1994: 0.125 kt1995: 0.188 kt1996: 0.188 kt1997: 0.156 kt1998: 0.094 kt1999: 0.156 kt2000: 0.125 kt2001: 0.094 kt2002: 0.125 kt2003: 0.156 kt2004: 0.156 kt2005: 0.155 kt2006: 0.344 kt2007: 0.141 kt2008: 0.125 kt2009: 0.188 kt2010: 0.315 kt2011: 0.188 kt2012: 0.219 kt2013: 0.219 kt2014: 0.219 kt2015: 0.219 kt2016: 0.219 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for food packaging — emissions in Sri Lanka is 0.2189 kt, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.344 kt in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 1993.

That places Sri Lanka 115th out of 120 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Food Packaging — Emissions in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) in Sri Lanka, 1990 to 2016.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0938 kt
1991 0.0938 kt +0.0%
1992 0.0313 kt -66.6%
1993 0 kt -100.0%
1994 0.1251 kt
1995 0.1876 kt +50.0%
1996 0.1876 kt +0.0%
1997 0.1563 kt -16.7%
1998 0.0938 kt -40.0%
1999 0.1563 kt +66.6%
2000 0.1251 kt -20.0%
2001 0.0938 kt -25.0%
2002 0.1251 kt +33.4%
2003 0.1563 kt +24.9%
2004 0.1563 kt +0.0%
2005 0.1553 kt -0.6%
2006 0.344 kt +121.5%
2007 0.1407 kt -59.1%
2008 0.1251 kt -11.1%
2009 0.1876 kt +50.0%
2010 0.3145 kt +67.6%
2011 0.1876 kt -40.3%
2012 0.2189 kt +16.7%
2013 0.2189 kt +0.0%
2014 0.2189 kt +0.0%
2015 0.2189 kt +0.0%
2016 0.2189 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1126 kt 0 kt 0.1876 kt 10
2000s 0.1609 kt 0.0938 kt 0.344 kt 10
2010s 0.2281 kt 0.1876 kt 0.3145 kt 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 112 Uganda 1.27 kt compare
  2. 113 Suriname 1.22 kt compare
  3. 114 Palestine, State of 0.3345 kt compare
  4. 116 Cuba 0.0994 kt compare
  5. 117 Greenland 0.0252 kt compare
  6. 118 El Salvador 0.014 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Sri Lanka?
Food packaging — emissions in Sri Lanka was 0.2189 kt in 2016, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.344 kt in 2006.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 1993.
How does Sri Lanka rank for food packaging — emissions?
Sri Lanka ranks 115th out of 120 countries with data for 2016.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
167 places, 5,005 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf