Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions was 0.0283 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Sri Lanka, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.0283 kt for industrial wastewater — emissions in 2023.
The figure is down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0321 kt in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0275 kt, in 1997.
That places Sri Lanka 76th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.031 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0312 kt | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0315 kt | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0316 kt | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.032 kt | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0321 kt | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0279 kt | -13.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0275 kt | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.028 kt | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0291 kt | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0283 kt | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0301 kt | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0291 kt | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0295 kt | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.029 kt | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0291 kt | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0286 kt | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0291 kt | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0291 kt | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.029 kt | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0293 kt | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0292 kt | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0296 kt | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0297 kt | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0281 kt | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0284 kt | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0286 kt | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0286 kt | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0286 kt | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0286 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0286 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0283 kt | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0283 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0283 kt | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0283 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0194 kt, 1.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0283 kt is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0223 kt, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0302 kt | 0.0275 kt | 0.0321 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0291 kt | 0.0283 kt | 0.0301 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0289 kt | 0.0281 kt | 0.0297 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0284 kt | 0.0283 kt | 0.0286 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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 industrial wastewater — emissions in Sri Lanka?
- Industrial wastewater — emissions in Sri Lanka was 0.0283 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0321 kt in 1995.
- What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0275 kt in 1997.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for industrial wastewater — emissions?
- Sri Lanka ranks 76th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is industrial wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.