Food Transport — Emissions in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Food Transport — Emissions was 940.91 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
940.91 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
73rd
of 229 countries
All-time high
1,202 kt
in 2017
All-time low
258.08 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Transport — Emissions in Sri Lanka, 1990–2023

2004006008001.0k1.2k1990200620231990: 258.1 kt1991: 264.8 kt1992: 324.3 kt1993: 309.5 kt1994: 346.8 kt1995: 381.9 kt1996: 478.1 kt1997: 431.7 kt1998: 461.9 kt1999: 504.3 kt2000: 530.7 kt2001: 523.3 kt2002: 540 kt2003: 567.5 kt2004: 599.8 kt2005: 536.8 kt2006: 521.7 kt2007: 525.4 kt2008: 531.5 kt2009: 645.5 kt2010: 728.1 kt2011: 776.5 kt2012: 779.1 kt2013: 838.3 kt2014: 875.9 kt2015: 946.7 kt2016: 1.2k kt2017: 1.2k kt2018: 1.1k kt2019: 1.1k kt2020: 945.5 kt2021: 1.1k kt2022: 940.9 kt2023: 940.9 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food transport — emissions in Sri Lanka stood at 940.91 kt.

That represents a change of up 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Sri Lanka peaked at 1,202 kt in 2017 and was at its lowest, 258.08 kt, in 1990.

Sri Lanka ranks 73rd of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 376.13 kt 258.08 kt 504.27 kt 10
2000s 552.21 kt 521.7 kt 645.49 kt 10
2010s 948.65 kt 728.1 kt 1,202 kt 10
2020s 977.68 kt 940.91 kt 1,083 kt 4

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 70 Belarus 1,060 kt compare
  2. 71 Sudan (former) 957.56 kt compare
  3. 72 Azerbaijan 957.24 kt compare
  4. 74 Angola 899.33 kt compare
  5. 75 Denmark 894.9 kt compare
  6. 76 Ireland 894.48 kt compare

See the full ranking of 267 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food transport — emissions in Sri Lanka?
Food transport — emissions in Sri Lanka was 940.91 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 1,202 kt in 2017.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 258.08 kt in 1990.
How does Sri Lanka rank for food transport — emissions?
Sri Lanka ranks 73rd out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. 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 Transport — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 8,686 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.