Per capita co2 cement in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Per capita co2 cement was 0.0216 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita co2 cement in Sri Lanka, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co2 cement in Sri Lanka is 0.0216, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co2 cement in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0218 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1950.
That places Sri Lanka 130th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Per capita co2 cement in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0 | — |
| 1951 | 0.0041 | — |
| 1952 | 0.0036 | -13.0% |
| 1953 | 0.004 | +10.5% |
| 1954 | 0.0047 | +19.7% |
| 1955 | 0.0042 | -11.2% |
| 1956 | 0.005 | +17.8% |
| 1957 | 0.0028 | -42.8% |
| 1958 | 0.0043 | +53.1% |
| 1959 | 0.005 | +15.8% |
| 1960 | 0.0045 | -10.1% |
| 1961 | 0.004 | -10.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0043 | +6.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0035 | -18.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0034 | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.004 | +17.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0036 | -10.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0082 | +130.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0093 | +12.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0115 | +23.7% |
| 1970 | 0.013 | +13.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0148 | +13.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0143 | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0151 | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0163 | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0131 | -20.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0138 | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.011 | -20.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0173 | +56.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0173 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.016 | -7.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0173 | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0169 | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0129 | -23.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0124 | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0144 | +15.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0139 | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0135 | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0087 | -35.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0084 | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0082 | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.008 | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0156 | +96.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0124 | -20.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0163 | +31.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0151 | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 0.015 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0148 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0128 | -13.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0136 | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0134 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0141 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0124 | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0136 | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0157 | +15.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0161 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0165 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0167 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0169 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.017 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0148 | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 0.016 | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0173 | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 0.017 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0173 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0169 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0172 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0166 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0164 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0166 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0161 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0163 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0218 | +33.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0217 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0216 | -0.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0216 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.097, 22% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0216 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0494, 44% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita co2 cement 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +130.7% | 0.0036 | 0.0082 |
| 1992 | +96.2% | 0.008 | 0.0156 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0038 | 0 | 0.005 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0056 | 0.0034 | 0.0115 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0146 | 0.011 | 0.0173 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0134 | 0.0084 | 0.0173 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0132 | 0.008 | 0.0163 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0152 | 0.0124 | 0.017 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0166 | 0.0148 | 0.0173 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0195 | 0.0161 | 0.0218 | 5 |
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 per capita co2 cement in Sri Lanka?
- Per capita co2 cement in Sri Lanka was 0.0216 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co2 cement recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0218 in 2022.
- What is the lowest per capita co2 cement recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1950.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for per capita co2 cement?
- Sri Lanka ranks 130th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co2 cement rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita co2 cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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