Humid tropical forest — Emissions in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Humid tropical forest — Emissions was 0 kt in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0 kt
World rank
72nd
of 218 countries
All-time high
1.51 kt
in 1999
All-time low
0 kt
in 2001
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Humid tropical forest — Emissions in Sri Lanka, 1990–2024

00.511.51990200720241990: 0.152 kt1991: 0.152 kt1992: 0.152 kt1993: 0.152 kt1994: 0.152 kt1995: 0.152 kt1996: 1 kt1997: 0.392 kt1998: 0.864 kt1999: 1.5 kt2000: 0.511 kt2001: 0 kt2002: 0.003 kt2003: 0.003 kt2004: 0.029 kt2005: 0.013 kt2006: 0 kt2007: 0.013 kt2008: 0 kt2009: 0.003 kt2010: 0 kt2011: 0 kt2012: 0.003 kt2013: 0 kt2014: 0.016 kt2015: 0 kt2016: 0.045 kt2017: 0 kt2018: 0 kt2019: 0 kt2020: 0 kt2021: 0 kt2022: 0 kt2023: 0 kt2024: 0 kt

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

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0 kt for humid tropical forest — emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — emissions in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.51 kt in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 2001.

That places Sri Lanka 72nd out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Humid tropical forest — Emissions in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4) in Sri Lanka, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 0.1524 kt
1991 0.1524 kt +0.0%
1992 0.1524 kt +0.0%
1993 0.1524 kt +0.0%
1994 0.1524 kt +0.0%
1995 0.1524 kt +0.0%
1996 1.01 kt +565.0%
1997 0.3921 kt -61.3%
1998 0.8643 kt +120.4%
1999 1.51 kt +74.9%
2000 0.5109 kt -66.2%
2001 0 kt -100.0%
2002 0.0027 kt
2003 0.0027 kt +0.0%
2004 0.0293 kt +985.2%
2005 0.0133 kt -54.6%
2006 0 kt -100.0%
2007 0.0133 kt
2008 0 kt -100.0%
2009 0.0027 kt
2010 0 kt -100.0%
2011 0 kt
2012 0.0027 kt
2013 0 kt -100.0%
2014 0.016 kt
2015 0 kt -100.0%
2016 0.0452 kt
2017 0 kt -100.0%
2018 0 kt
2019 0 kt
2020 0 kt
2021 0 kt
2022 0 kt
2023 0 kt
2024 0 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4696 kt 0.1524 kt 1.51 kt 10
2000s 0.0575 kt 0 kt 0.5109 kt 10
2010s 0.0064 kt 0 kt 0.0452 kt 10
2020s 0 kt 0 kt 0 kt 5

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 71 Burundi 0.0027 kt compare
  2. 72 Afghanistan 0 kt
  3. 72 Albania 0 kt
  4. 72 Algeria 0 kt
  5. 72 American Samoa 0 kt
  6. 72 Andorra 0 kt
  7. 72 Anguilla 0 kt
  8. 72 Antigua and Barbuda 0 kt
  9. 72 Armenia 0 kt
  10. 72 Aruba 0 kt
  11. 72 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 kt
  12. 72 Austria 0 kt
  13. 72 Azerbaijan 0 kt
  14. 72 Bahrain 0 kt
  15. 72 Barbados 0 kt
  16. 72 Belarus 0 kt
  17. 72 Belgium 0 kt
  18. 72 Belgium-Luxembourg 0 kt
  19. 72 Bermuda 0 kt
  20. 72 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 kt
  21. 72 Botswana 0 kt
  22. 72 British Virgin Islands 0 kt
  23. 72 Bulgaria 0 kt
  24. 72 Burkina Faso 0 kt compare
  25. 72 Canada 0 kt
  26. 72 Cayman Islands 0 kt compare
  27. 72 Chile 0 kt
  28. 72 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 kt
  29. 72 China, Macao SAR 0 kt
  30. 72 China, Taiwan Province of 0 kt
  31. 72 Cook Islands 0 kt
  32. 72 Croatia 0 kt
  33. 72 Cyprus 0 kt
  34. 72 Czechia 0 kt
  35. 72 Denmark 0 kt
  36. 72 Djibouti 0 kt
  37. 72 Dominica 0 kt
  38. 72 Egypt 0 kt
  39. 72 Eritrea 0 kt
  40. 72 Estonia 0 kt
  41. 72 Eswatini 0 kt
  42. 72 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 kt
  43. 72 Faroe Islands 0 kt
  44. 72 Finland 0 kt
  45. 72 France 0 kt
  46. 72 French Polynesia 0 kt compare
  47. 72 Gambia 0 kt compare
  48. 72 Georgia 0 kt
  49. 72 Germany 0 kt
  50. 72 Gibraltar 0 kt
  51. 72 Greece 0 kt
  52. 72 Greenland 0 kt
  53. 72 Grenada 0 kt compare
  54. 72 Guadeloupe 0 kt
  55. 72 Guam 0 kt
  56. 72 Haiti 0 kt compare
  57. 72 Hungary 0 kt
  58. 72 Iceland 0 kt
  59. 72 Iraq 0 kt
  60. 72 Ireland 0 kt
  61. 72 Isle of Man 0 kt
  62. 72 Israel 0 kt
  63. 72 Italy 0 kt
  64. 72 Jamaica 0 kt compare
  65. 72 Japan 0 kt
  66. 72 Jordan 0 kt
  67. 72 Kazakhstan 0 kt
  68. 72 Kiribati 0 kt
  69. 72 Kuwait 0 kt
  70. 72 Kyrgyzstan 0 kt
  71. 72 Latvia 0 kt
  72. 72 Lebanon 0 kt
  73. 72 Lesotho 0 kt
  74. 72 Libya 0 kt
  75. 72 Lithuania 0 kt
  76. 72 Luxembourg 0 kt
  77. 72 Maldives 0 kt
  78. 72 Malta 0 kt
  79. 72 Marshall Islands 0 kt
  80. 72 Martinique 0 kt
  81. 72 Mauritania 0 kt
  82. 72 Mauritius 0 kt
  83. 72 Mongolia 0 kt
  84. 72 Montenegro 0 kt
  85. 72 Montserrat 0 kt compare
  86. 72 Morocco 0 kt
  87. 72 Namibia 0 kt
  88. 72 Naoero 0 kt
  89. 72 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 kt
  90. 72 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0 kt
  91. 72 New Zealand 0 kt
  92. 72 Niger 0 kt
  93. 72 Niue 0 kt
  94. 72 Norfolk Island 0 kt
  95. 72 North Macedonia 0 kt
  96. 72 Northern Mariana Islands 0 kt
  97. 72 Norway 0 kt
  98. 72 Oman 0 kt
  99. 72 Pakistan 0 kt
  100. 72 Palau 0 kt
  101. 72 Palestine 0 kt
  102. 72 Pitcairn 0 kt
  103. 72 Poland 0 kt
  104. 72 Portugal 0 kt
  105. 72 Puerto Rico 0 kt compare
  106. 72 Qatar 0 kt
  107. 72 Republic of Korea 0 kt
  108. 72 Réunion 0 kt
  109. 72 Romania 0 kt
  110. 72 Russian Federation 0 kt
  111. 72 Rwanda 0 kt
  112. 72 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kt
  113. 72 Saint Lucia 0 kt
  114. 72 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 kt
  115. 72 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kt
  116. 72 Samoa 0 kt compare
  117. 72 Sao Tome and Principe 0 kt
  118. 72 Saudi Arabia 0 kt
  119. 72 Serbia 0 kt
  120. 72 Serbia and Montenegro 0 kt
  121. 72 Seychelles 0 kt
  122. 72 Singapore 0 kt compare
  123. 72 Slovakia 0 kt
  124. 72 Slovenia 0 kt
  125. 72 Solomon Islands 0 kt compare
  126. 72 Somalia 0 kt
  127. 72 Spain 0 kt
  128. 72 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 kt
  129. 72 Sweden 0 kt
  130. 72 Switzerland 0 kt
  131. 72 Tajikistan 0 kt
  132. 72 Tokelau 0 kt
  133. 72 Tonga 0 kt
  134. 72 Tunisia 0 kt
  135. 72 Turkmenistan 0 kt
  136. 72 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 kt compare
  137. 72 Tuvalu 0 kt
  138. 72 Ukraine 0 kt
  139. 72 United Arab Emirates 0 kt
  140. 72 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 kt
  141. 72 United States Virgin Islands 0 kt
  142. 72 Uruguay 0 kt
  143. 72 Uzbekistan 0 kt
  144. 72 Vanuatu 0 kt compare
  145. 72 Western Sahara 0 kt
  146. 72 Yemen 0 kt
  147. 72 Zimbabwe 0 kt

See the full ranking of 270 places →

More climate change data for Sri Lanka

All data for Sri Lanka →

Frequently asked questions

What is humid tropical forest — emissions in Sri Lanka?
Humid tropical forest — emissions in Sri Lanka was 0 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest humid tropical forest — emissions recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 1.51 kt in 1999.
What is the lowest humid tropical forest — emissions recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 2001.
How does Sri Lanka rank for humid tropical forest — emissions?
Sri Lanka ranks 72nd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
Is humid tropical forest — emissions rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Humid tropical forest — Emissions in Sri Lanka. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 27 August 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/humid-tropical-forest-emissions-ch4-fao-tier-1/sri-lanka/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/humid-tropical-forest-emissions-ch4-fao-tier-1/sri-lanka/">Humid tropical forest — Emissions in Sri Lanka</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 9,224 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.