Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.0216 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Sri Lanka, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Sri Lanka is 0.0216 tonnes per person, 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 emissions from cement in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0218 tonnes per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0038 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.005 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0056 tonnes per person | 0.0034 tonnes per person | 0.0115 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0146 tonnes per person | 0.011 tonnes per person | 0.0173 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0134 tonnes per person | 0.0084 tonnes per person | 0.0173 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0132 tonnes per person | 0.008 tonnes per person | 0.0163 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0152 tonnes per person | 0.0124 tonnes per person | 0.017 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0166 tonnes per person | 0.0148 tonnes per person | 0.0173 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0195 tonnes per person | 0.0161 tonnes per person | 0.0218 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More climate change data for Sri Lanka
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Population, total 21.76 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Urban population 4.45 million (2025)
- Urban population 20.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.9014 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 567.87 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.9014 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.9014 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Sri Lanka?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Sri Lanka was 0.0216 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0218 tonnes per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1950.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- Sri Lanka ranks 130th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.