Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) was 0.2196 kt in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.2196 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
128th
of 134 countries
All-time high
0.345 kt
in 2006
All-time low
0 kt
in 1993
Years of data
27
1990–2016

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) 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: 0.157 kt1998: 0.094 kt1999: 0.157 kt2000: 0.125 kt2001: 0.094 kt2002: 0.125 kt2003: 0.157 kt2004: 0.157 kt2005: 0.156 kt2006: 0.345 kt2007: 0.141 kt2008: 0.125 kt2009: 0.188 kt2010: 0.315 kt2011: 0.188 kt2012: 0.22 kt2013: 0.22 kt2014: 0.22 kt2015: 0.22 kt2016: 0.22 kt

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

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.2196 kt for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in 2016.

The figure is down 36.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.345 kt in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 1993.

That places Sri Lanka 128th out of 134 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Sri Lanka, 1990 to 2016.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0941 kt —
1991 0.0941 kt +0.0%
1992 0.0314 kt -66.7%
1993 0 kt -100.0%
1994 0.1255 kt —
1995 0.1882 kt +50.0%
1996 0.1882 kt +0.0%
1997 0.1568 kt -16.7%
1998 0.0941 kt -40.0%
1999 0.1568 kt +66.7%
2000 0.1255 kt -20.0%
2001 0.0941 kt -25.0%
2002 0.1255 kt +33.3%
2003 0.1568 kt +25.0%
2004 0.1568 kt +0.0%
2005 0.1558 kt -0.6%
2006 0.345 kt +121.4%
2007 0.1412 kt -59.1%
2008 0.1255 kt -11.1%
2009 0.1882 kt +50.0%
2010 0.3155 kt +67.6%
2011 0.1882 kt -40.3%
2012 0.2196 kt +16.7%
2013 0.2196 kt +0.0%
2014 0.2196 kt +0.0%
2015 0.2196 kt +0.0%
2016 0.2196 kt +0.0%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 0.2196 kt is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 157.43 kt, 0% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1129 kt 0 kt 0.1882 kt 10
2000s 0.1614 kt 0.0941 kt 0.345 kt 10
2010s 0.2288 kt 0.1882 kt 0.3155 kt 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 125 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.59 kt compare
  2. 126 Suriname 1.22 kt compare
  3. 127 Palestine 0.3354 kt compare
  4. 129 Cuba 0.0995 kt compare
  5. 130 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0304 kt compare
  6. 131 Greenland 0.0253 kt compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Sri Lanka?
Food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Sri Lanka was 0.2196 kt in 2016, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.345 kt in 2006.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 1993.
How does Sri Lanka rank for food packaging — emissions (co2eq)?
Sri Lanka ranks 128th out of 134 countries with data for 2016.
Is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
168 places, 5,039 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.