Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per capita (Food) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per capita (Food) was 0 kt per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per capita in Sri Lanka, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0 kt per person for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 128.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0 kt per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per person, in 1996.
That places Sri Lanka 145th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per capita (Food) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 kt per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0 kt per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0 kt per person | -43.0% |
| 1994 | 0 kt per person | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0 kt per person | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0 kt per person | -86.5% |
| 1997 | 0 kt per person | +34.3% |
| 1998 | 0 kt per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0 kt per person | +17.3% |
| 2000 | 0 kt per person | +87.3% |
| 2001 | 0 kt per person | +37.1% |
| 2002 | 0 kt per person | +25.1% |
| 2003 | 0 kt per person | +21.7% |
| 2004 | 0 kt per person | +19.4% |
| 2005 | 0 kt per person | +20.5% |
| 2006 | 0 kt per person | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0 kt per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0 kt per person | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0 kt per person | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0 kt per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0 kt per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0 kt per person | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 0 kt per person | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 0 kt per person | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 0 kt per person | +14.2% |
| 2017 | 0 kt per person | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 0 kt per person | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 0 kt per person | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 0 kt per person | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 0 kt per person | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 0 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0 kt per person | +0.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0 kt per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 kt per person, 30% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0 kt per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0 kt per person, 53% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per capita (Food) in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -86.5% | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person |
| 2000 | +87.3% | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 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 food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita in Sri Lanka was 0 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 1996.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 145th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.