Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 1.35 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Sri Lanka stood at 1.35 tonnes per person.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Sri Lanka peaked at 11.75 tonnes per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.8259 tonnes per person, in 1989.
Sri Lanka ranks 152nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.91 tonnes per person | 2.47 tonnes per person | 3.22 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.74 tonnes per person | 1.55 tonnes per person | 11.75 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.83 tonnes per person | 1.17 tonnes per person | 2.32 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9552 tonnes per person | 0.8259 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.15 tonnes per person | 0.8612 tonnes per person | 1.36 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.86 tonnes per person | 1.1 tonnes per person | 3.25 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.72 tonnes per person | 1.37 tonnes per person | 2.55 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 tonnes per person | 1.24 tonnes per person | 1.35 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 including land-use change in Sri Lanka?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Sri Lanka was 1.35 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 including land-use change recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 11.75 tonnes per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8259 tonnes per person in 1989.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Sri Lanka ranks 152nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.