Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 327.8 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Sri Lanka, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 327.8 kilograms per person for per capita co₂ emissions from transport in 2023.
That represents a change of down 15.0% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Sri Lanka peaked at 515.27 kilograms per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 152.35 kilograms per person, in 1991.
That places Sri Lanka 130th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 214.68 kilograms per person | 152.35 kilograms per person | 285.04 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 286.06 kilograms per person | 264.98 kilograms per person | 320.6 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 410.92 kilograms per person | 331.43 kilograms per person | 515.27 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 388.47 kilograms per person | 327.8 kilograms per person | 446.25 kilograms per person | 4 |
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 transport in Sri Lanka?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Sri Lanka was 327.8 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 515.27 kilograms per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 152.35 kilograms per person in 1991.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Sri Lanka ranks 130th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.