Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) was 966.01 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
966.01 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
69th
of 212 countries
All-time high
1,235 kt
in 2017
All-time low
264.73 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) in Sri Lanka, 1990–2023

2004006008001.0k1.2k1990200620231990: 264.7 kt1991: 271.3 kt1992: 331.8 kt1993: 316.9 kt1994: 354.8 kt1995: 390.4 kt1996: 488.2 kt1997: 441 kt1998: 471.6 kt1999: 514.7 kt2000: 541.7 kt2001: 534.7 kt2002: 552 kt2003: 580.4 kt2004: 614 kt2005: 550 kt2006: 534.7 kt2007: 539 kt2008: 545 kt2009: 661.4 kt2010: 745.7 kt2011: 795.6 kt2012: 798.6 kt2013: 859 kt2014: 898 kt2015: 970 kt2016: 1.2k kt2017: 1.2k kt2018: 1.1k kt2019: 1.1k kt2020: 971.7 kt2021: 1.1k kt2022: 966 kt2023: 966 kt

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

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 966.01 kt for food transport — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions (co2eq) in Sri Lanka peaked at 1,235 kt in 2017 and was at its lowest, 264.73 kt, in 1990.

That places Sri Lanka 69th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 384.54 kt 264.73 kt 514.75 kt 10
2000s 565.27 kt 534.71 kt 661.38 kt 10
2010s 973.33 kt 745.65 kt 1,235 kt 10
2020s 1,004 kt 966.01 kt 1,112 kt 4

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 66 Ireland 1,115 kt compare
  2. 67 Azerbaijan 989.96 kt compare
  3. 68 Sudan (former) 980.23 kt compare
  4. 70 Denmark 931.31 kt compare
  5. 71 Angola 922.65 kt compare
  6. 72 Jordan 885.86 kt compare

See the full ranking of 271 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food transport — emissions (co2eq) in Sri Lanka?
Food transport — emissions (co2eq) in Sri Lanka was 966.01 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food transport — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 1,235 kt in 2017.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 264.73 kt in 1990.
How does Sri Lanka rank for food transport — emissions (co2eq)?
Sri Lanka ranks 69th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 8,821 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.