Global warming contributions by gas and source in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Global warming contributions by gas and source was 0 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 °C
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
87th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0 °C
in 2024
All-time low
0 °C
in 1851
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Global warming contributions by gas and source in Sri Lanka, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0 °C for global warming contributions by gas and source in 2024. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global warming contributions by gas and source in Sri Lanka peaked at 0 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C, in 1851.
Sri Lanka ranks 87th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Global warming contributions by gas and source in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0 °C | — |
| 1852 | 0 °C | +101.3% |
| 1853 | 0 °C | +50.9% |
| 1854 | 0 °C | +34.1% |
| 1855 | 0 °C | +25.7% |
| 1856 | 0 °C | +20.7% |
| 1857 | 0 °C | +17.3% |
| 1858 | 0 °C | +14.9% |
| 1859 | 0 °C | +13.1% |
| 1860 | 0 °C | +11.6% |
| 1861 | 0 °C | +10.5% |
| 1862 | 0 °C | +9.6% |
| 1863 | 0 °C | +8.8% |
| 1864 | 0 °C | +8.1% |
| 1865 | 0 °C | +7.6% |
| 1866 | 0 °C | +7.1% |
| 1867 | 0 °C | +6.7% |
| 1868 | 0 °C | +6.3% |
| 1869 | 0 °C | +6.0% |
| 1870 | 0 °C | +5.7% |
| 1871 | 0 °C | +5.4% |
| 1872 | 0 °C | +5.2% |
| 1873 | 0 °C | +5.1% |
| 1874 | 0 °C | +4.9% |
| 1875 | 0 °C | +4.8% |
| 1876 | 0 °C | +4.7% |
| 1877 | 0 °C | +4.6% |
| 1878 | 0 °C | +4.5% |
| 1879 | 0 °C | +4.4% |
| 1880 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1881 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1882 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 1883 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1884 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1885 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1886 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1887 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1888 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1889 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1890 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1891 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1892 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1893 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1894 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1895 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1896 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1897 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1898 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1899 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1900 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1901 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1902 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1903 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1904 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1905 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1906 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1907 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1908 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1909 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1910 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1911 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1912 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1913 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1914 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1915 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1916 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1917 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1918 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1919 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1920 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1921 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1922 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1923 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1924 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1925 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1926 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1927 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1928 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1929 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1930 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1931 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1932 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1933 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1934 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1935 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1936 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1937 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1938 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1939 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1940 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1941 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1942 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1943 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1944 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1945 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1946 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1947 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1948 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1949 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1950 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1951 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1952 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1953 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1954 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1955 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1956 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1957 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1958 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1960 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1961 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1962 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0 °C | +1.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0 °C is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 °C, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0 °C is below the median for South Asia, which is 0 °C, 83% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global warming contributions by gas and source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1852 | +101.3% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1853 | +50.9% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1854 | +34.1% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1855 | +25.7% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 9 |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 84 United Arab Emirates 0 °C compare
- 85 Turkmenistan 0 °C compare
- 86 Cameroon 0 °C compare
- 88 Guatemala 0 °C compare
- 89 Ghana 0 °C compare
- 90 New Zealand 0 °C compare
More climate change data for Sri Lanka
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- 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 global warming contributions by gas and source in Sri Lanka?
- Global warming contributions by gas and source in Sri Lanka was 0 °C in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global warming contributions by gas and source recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest global warming contributions by gas and source recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C in 1851.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for global warming contributions by gas and source?
- Sri Lanka ranks 87th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global warming contributions by gas and source rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Global warming contributions by gas and source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in °C.