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Per capita methane emissions in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Per capita methane emissions was 0.4803 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
0.4803
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
168th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.7149
in 1964
All-time low
0.4198
in 2017
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita methane emissions in Sri Lanka, 1850–2024

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Sri Lanka is 0.4803, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.7149 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.4198, in 2017.

Sri Lanka ranks 168th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Per capita methane emissions in Sri Lanka, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.5665 —
1851 0.5633 -0.6%
1852 0.575 +2.1%
1853 0.5912 +2.8%
1854 0.6077 +2.8%
1855 0.6242 +2.7%
1856 0.641 +2.7%
1857 0.6583 +2.7%
1858 0.6766 +2.8%
1859 0.688 +1.7%
1860 0.6917 +0.5%
1861 0.6875 -0.6%
1862 0.6757 -1.7%
1863 0.6573 -2.7%
1864 0.6393 -2.7%
1865 0.6212 -2.8%
1866 0.6035 -2.8%
1867 0.5863 -2.9%
1868 0.5723 -2.4%
1869 0.5625 -1.7%
1870 0.5565 -1.1%
1871 0.5442 -2.2%
1872 0.5351 -1.7%
1873 0.5293 -1.1%
1874 0.5235 -1.1%
1875 0.5178 -1.1%
1876 0.5122 -1.1%
1877 0.5067 -1.1%
1878 0.5012 -1.1%
1879 0.4956 -1.1%
1880 0.4899 -1.2%
1881 0.4895 -0.1%
1882 0.489 -0.1%
1883 0.4883 -0.1%
1884 0.4876 -0.1%
1885 0.4867 -0.2%
1886 0.4859 -0.2%
1887 0.485 -0.2%
1888 0.4842 -0.2%
1889 0.483 -0.3%
1890 0.4809 -0.4%
1891 0.4825 +0.3%
1892 0.4835 +0.2%
1893 0.4837 +0.0%
1894 0.4838 +0.0%
1895 0.4836 -0.0%
1896 0.4836 -0.0%
1897 0.4834 -0.0%
1898 0.4831 -0.1%
1899 0.4824 -0.1%
1900 0.4813 -0.2%
1901 0.4814 +0.0%
1902 0.4805 -0.2%
1903 0.4797 -0.2%
1904 0.4787 -0.2%
1905 0.4782 -0.1%
1906 0.477 -0.3%
1907 0.4751 -0.4%
1908 0.4734 -0.3%
1909 0.4723 -0.2%
1910 0.4719 -0.1%
1911 0.4728 +0.2%
1912 0.4736 +0.2%
1913 0.4749 +0.3%
1914 0.476 +0.2%
1915 0.4774 +0.3%
1916 0.4787 +0.3%
1917 0.4798 +0.2%
1918 0.4813 +0.3%
1919 0.4829 +0.3%
1920 0.4848 +0.4%
1921 0.4869 +0.4%
1922 0.4892 +0.5%
1923 0.4918 +0.5%
1924 0.4941 +0.5%
1925 0.4965 +0.5%
1926 0.4988 +0.5%
1927 0.501 +0.4%
1928 0.5038 +0.6%
1929 0.5053 +0.3%
1930 0.5076 +0.4%
1931 0.5111 +0.7%
1932 0.5147 +0.7%
1933 0.5182 +0.7%
1934 0.5218 +0.7%
1935 0.5252 +0.6%
1936 0.5316 +1.2%
1937 0.5379 +1.2%
1938 0.5443 +1.2%
1939 0.5492 +0.9%
1940 0.5524 +0.6%
1941 0.5643 +2.2%
1942 0.5745 +1.8%
1943 0.5833 +1.5%
1944 0.592 +1.5%
1945 0.6005 +1.4%
1946 0.6086 +1.4%
1947 0.6163 +1.3%
1948 0.6237 +1.2%
1949 0.63 +1.0%
1950 0.6783 +7.7%
1951 0.6702 -1.2%
1952 0.6845 +2.1%
1953 0.6887 +0.6%
1954 0.6843 -0.6%
1955 0.6809 -0.5%
1956 0.6821 +0.2%
1957 0.6977 +2.3%
1958 0.6941 -0.5%
1959 0.6981 +0.6%
1960 0.7077 +1.4%
1961 0.6646 -6.1%
1962 0.653 -1.7%
1963 0.6781 +3.8%
1964 0.7149 +5.4%
1965 0.6878 -3.8%
1966 0.6516 -5.3%
1967 0.6359 -2.4%
1968 0.629 -1.1%
1969 0.6033 -4.1%
1970 0.6196 +2.7%
1971 0.6217 +0.3%
1972 0.6027 -3.1%
1973 0.6029 +0.0%
1974 0.6287 +4.3%
1975 0.5927 -5.7%
1976 0.6018 +1.5%
1977 0.6116 +1.6%
1978 0.6079 -0.6%
1979 0.6001 -1.3%
1980 0.6086 +1.4%
1981 0.6169 +1.4%
1982 0.5945 -3.6%
1983 0.6024 +1.3%
1984 0.6354 +5.5%
1985 0.6316 -0.6%
1986 0.6231 -1.3%
1987 0.5971 -4.2%
1988 0.613 +2.7%
1989 0.588 -4.1%
1990 0.6075 +3.3%
1991 0.5723 -5.8%
1992 0.5753 +0.5%
1993 0.5761 +0.1%
1994 0.5842 +1.4%
1995 0.5746 -1.6%
1996 0.5271 -8.3%
1997 0.5189 -1.6%
1998 0.4638 -10.6%
1999 0.4731 +2.0%
2000 0.4626 -2.2%
2001 0.4445 -3.9%
2002 0.445 +0.1%
2003 0.4588 +3.1%
2004 0.4362 -4.9%
2005 0.4685 +7.4%
2006 0.4675 -0.2%
2007 0.4561 -2.4%
2008 0.4944 +8.4%
2009 0.4742 -4.1%
2010 0.5035 +6.2%
2011 0.4909 -2.5%
2012 0.4929 +0.4%
2013 0.5006 +1.6%
2014 0.4491 -10.3%
2015 0.49 +9.1%
2016 0.4685 -4.4%
2017 0.4198 -10.4%
2018 0.4586 +9.2%
2019 0.4454 -2.9%
2020 0.462 +3.7%
2021 0.4718 +2.1%
2022 0.4678 -0.8%
2023 0.4707 +0.6%
2024 0.4803 +2.1%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 0.4803 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07, 45% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Sri Lanka's 0.4803 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.5714, 84% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.6192 0.5633 0.688 10
1860s 0.6297 0.5625 0.6917 10
1870s 0.5222 0.4956 0.5565 10
1880s 0.4869 0.483 0.4899 10
1890s 0.4831 0.4809 0.4838 10
1900s 0.4778 0.4723 0.4814 10
1910s 0.4769 0.4719 0.4829 10
1920s 0.4952 0.4848 0.5053 10
1930s 0.5262 0.5076 0.5492 10
1940s 0.5946 0.5524 0.63 10
1950s 0.6859 0.6702 0.6981 10
1960s 0.6626 0.6033 0.7149 10
1970s 0.609 0.5927 0.6287 10
1980s 0.6111 0.588 0.6354 10
1990s 0.5473 0.4638 0.6075 10
2000s 0.4608 0.4362 0.4944 10
2010s 0.4719 0.4198 0.5035 10
2020s 0.4705 0.462 0.4803 5

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 165 Benin 0.5234 compare
  2. 166 Jordan 0.5138 compare
  3. 167 El Salvador 0.5058 compare
  4. 169 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.4799 compare
  5. 170 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.478 compare
  6. 171 Comoros 0.4623 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita methane emissions in Sri Lanka?
Per capita methane emissions in Sri Lanka was 0.4803 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.7149 in 1964.
What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4198 in 2017.
How does Sri Lanka rank for per capita methane emissions?
Sri Lanka ranks 168th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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