Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) was 4,222 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4,222 kt
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
25th
of 150 countries
All-time high
4,488 kt
in 2015
All-time low
1,526 kt
in 1965
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023

2.0k3.0k4.0k196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 4,222 kt for rice — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — emissions (co2eq) in Sri Lanka peaked at 4,488 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,526 kt, in 1965.

Sri Lanka ranks 25th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,829 kt 1,526 kt 2,019 kt 9
1970s 2,502 kt 2,052 kt 2,977 kt 10
1980s 2,906 kt 2,561 kt 3,208 kt 10
1990s 2,998 kt 2,543 kt 3,389 kt 10
2000s 3,423 kt 2,904 kt 4,153 kt 10
2010s 3,924 kt 2,942 kt 4,488 kt 10
2020s 4,181 kt 4,026 kt 4,344 kt 4

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 22 Republic of Korea 4,936 kt compare
  2. 23 Nepal 4,690 kt compare
  3. 24 Colombia 4,472 kt compare
  4. 26 Malaysia 3,572 kt compare
  5. 27 Italy 3,461 kt compare
  6. 28 Russian Federation 3,109 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — emissions (co2eq) in Sri Lanka?
Rice — emissions (co2eq) in Sri Lanka was 4,222 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 4,488 kt in 2015.
What is the lowest rice — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 1,526 kt in 1965.
How does Sri Lanka rank for rice — emissions (co2eq)?
Sri Lanka ranks 25th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
183 places, 10,521 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.