Rice — Emissions intensity in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Rice — Emissions intensity was 0.9355 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Rice — Emissions intensity in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.
Analysis
In 2023, rice — emissions intensity in Sri Lanka stood at 0.9355 kg CO2eq/kg.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — emissions intensity in Sri Lanka peaked at 2 kg CO2eq/kg in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.7977 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2019.
Sri Lanka ranks 90th of 114 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Emissions intensity in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.85 kg CO2eq/kg | — |
| 1962 | 1.79 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 1.76 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 1.73 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 2 kg CO2eq/kg | +15.4% |
| 1966 | 1.9 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.9% |
| 1967 | 1.64 kg CO2eq/kg | -13.7% |
| 1968 | 1.48 kg CO2eq/kg | -9.4% |
| 1969 | 1.38 kg CO2eq/kg | -7.0% |
| 1970 | 1.54 kg CO2eq/kg | +11.5% |
| 1971 | 1.73 kg CO2eq/kg | +12.7% |
| 1972 | 1.7 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 1.79 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 1.71 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 1.78 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 1.77 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 1.63 kg CO2eq/kg | -7.8% |
| 1978 | 1.57 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 1.47 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 1.39 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 1.34 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 1.25 kg CO2eq/kg | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 1.13 kg CO2eq/kg | -9.3% |
| 1984 | 1.33 kg CO2eq/kg | +17.2% |
| 1985 | 1.19 kg CO2eq/kg | -10.6% |
| 1986 | 1.18 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.2 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 1.21 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 1.26 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 1.18 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 1.21 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.21 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.19 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 1.24 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 1.17 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 1.23 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 1.19 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 1.11 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 1.19 kg CO2eq/kg | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 1.14 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 1.13 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.16 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.13 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.11 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.11 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.07 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 1.03 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 1.07 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 1.01 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9414 kg CO2eq/kg | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 1.1 kg CO2eq/kg | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 1.05 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9378 kg CO2eq/kg | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 1.08 kg CO2eq/kg | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9313 kg CO2eq/kg | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 0.938 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.23 kg CO2eq/kg | +31.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9286 kg CO2eq/kg | -24.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7977 kg CO2eq/kg | -14.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8482 kg CO2eq/kg | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8027 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 1.19 kg CO2eq/kg | +47.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9355 kg CO2eq/kg | -21.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.9355 kg CO2eq/kg is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.73 kg CO2eq/kg, 54% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.9355 kg CO2eq/kg is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.8193 kg CO2eq/kg, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Emissions intensity in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +47.8% | 0.8027 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.19 kg CO2eq/kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.73 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.38 kg CO2eq/kg | 2 kg CO2eq/kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.67 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.47 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.79 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.25 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.13 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.39 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.19 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.11 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.24 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.01 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.16 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9939 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.7977 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.23 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9432 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.8027 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.19 kg CO2eq/kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — emissions intensity in Sri Lanka?
- Rice — emissions intensity in Sri Lanka was 0.9355 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — emissions intensity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2 kg CO2eq/kg in 1965.
- What is the lowest rice — emissions intensity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7977 kg CO2eq/kg in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for rice — emissions intensity?
- Sri Lanka ranks 90th out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.