Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Retail square kilometre F-gases in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Retail square kilometre F-gases was 0.006 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per square in Sri Lanka, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.006 kt per square kilometre for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 147.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.006 kt per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 kt per square kilometre, in 1996.
That places Sri Lanka 73rd out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Retail square kilometre F-gases in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | -42.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -86.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +36.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +90.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +39.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 0.005 kt per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0054 kt per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.006 kt per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.006 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.006 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.006 kt per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0036 kt per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.006 kt per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0103 kt per square kilometre, 58% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Retail square kilometre F-gases 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 | -86.2% | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre |
| 2000 | +90.8% | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | 0.005 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0059 kt per square kilometre | 0.0054 kt per square kilometre | 0.006 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 70 Rwanda 0.0064 kt per square kilometre compare
- 71 Montenegro 0.0061 kt per square kilometre compare
- 72 Equatorial Guinea 0.006 kt per square kilometre compare
- 74 Albania 0.0059 kt per square kilometre compare
- 75 Isle of Man 0.0059 kt per square kilometre compare
- 76 Slovakia 0.0057 kt per square kilometre compare
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 square in Sri Lanka?
- Food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square in Sri Lanka was 0.006 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.006 kt per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 kt per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square?
- Sri Lanka ranks 73rd out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 147.6%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.