What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions and population recorded in Sri Lanka?

The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1980.

What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions and population recorded in Sri Lanka?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1821.

How does Sri Lanka rank for share of global co₂ emissions and population?

Sri Lanka ranks 75th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.

Is share of global co₂ emissions and population rising or falling in Sri Lanka?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?

The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in Sri Lanka

Name: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in Sri Lanka
Creator: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Sri Lanka: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population was 0.2% in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)

0.2%

Change on year

down 0.4%

World rank

75th

of 239 countries

All-time high

0.3%

in 1980

All-time low

0.1%

in 1821

Years of data

318

1000–2100

Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in Sri Lanka, 1000–2100

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2100, share of global co₂ emissions and population in Sri Lanka stood at 0.2%.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions and population in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.3% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1821.

Sri Lanka ranks 75th of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 318 years of available data.

Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in Sri Lanka, 1000 to 2100.
Year	%	Change
1000	0.2%	—
1100	0.2%	-8.5%
1200	0.2%	-0.6%
1300	0.2%	-5.5%
1400	0.2%	-1.1%
1500	0.2%	-5.5%
1600	0.2%	+21.8%
1700	0.3%	+4.0%
1710	0.2%	-3.1%
1720	0.2%	-6.5%
1730	0.2%	-5.3%
1740	0.2%	-6.3%
1750	0.2%	-8.6%
1760	0.2%	-6.3%
1770	0.2%	-6.7%
1780	0.1%	-9.9%
1790	0.1%	-6.3%
1800	0.2%	+30.3%
1801	0.2%	-2.1%
1802	0.2%	-2.2%
1803	0.2%	-2.2%
1804	0.2%	-2.2%
1805	0.2%	-2.2%
1806	0.2%	-2.2%
1807	0.2%	-2.2%
1808	0.1%	-2.2%
1809	0.1%	-2.2%
1810	0.1%	-2.3%
1811	0.1%	-2.3%
1812	0.1%	-2.4%
1813	0.1%	-2.5%
1814	0.1%	-2.5%
1815	0.1%	-2.5%
1816	0.1%	-2.5%
1817	0.1%	-2.5%
1818	0.1%	-2.5%
1819	0.1%	-1.8%
1820	0.1%	-1.0%
1821	0.1%	-0.2%
1822	0.1%	+0.6%
1823	0.1%	+1.4%
1824	0.1%	+1.4%
1825	0.1%	+1.4%
1826	0.1%	+1.3%
1827	0.1%	+1.3%
1828	0.1%	+1.3%
1829	0.1%	+1.4%
1830	0.1%	+1.4%
1831	0.1%	+1.5%
1832	0.1%	+1.5%
1833	0.1%	+1.6%
1834	0.1%	+1.6%
1835	0.1%	+1.6%
1836	0.1%	+1.6%
1837	0.1%	+1.5%
1838	0.1%	+1.5%
1839	0.1%	+1.6%
1840	0.1%	+1.6%
1841	0.2%	+1.6%
1842	0.2%	+1.6%
1843	0.2%	+1.6%
1844	0.2%	+1.6%
1845	0.2%	+1.6%
1846	0.2%	+1.6%
1847	0.2%	+1.5%
1848	0.2%	+1.5%
1849	0.2%	+0.9%
1850	0.2%	+0.2%
1851	0.2%	-0.3%
1852	0.2%	-1.0%
1853	0.2%	-1.6%
1854	0.2%	-1.6%
1855	0.2%	-1.6%
1856	0.2%	-1.6%
1857	0.2%	-1.7%
1858	0.2%	-1.7%
1859	0.2%	-0.6%
1860	0.2%	+0.5%
1861	0.2%	+1.6%
1862	0.2%	+2.7%
1863	0.2%	+3.7%
1864	0.2%	+3.7%
1865	0.2%	+3.7%
1866	0.2%	+3.7%
1867	0.2%	+3.7%
1868	0.2%	+3.7%
1869	0.2%	+3.0%
1870	0.2%	+2.3%
1871	0.2%	+1.6%
1872	0.2%	+1.0%
1873	0.2%	+0.3%
1874	0.2%	+0.3%
1875	0.2%	+0.3%
1876	0.2%	+0.3%
1877	0.2%	+0.3%
1878	0.2%	+0.3%
1879	0.2%	+0.3%
1880	0.2%	+0.3%
1881	0.2%	+0.3%
1882	0.2%	+0.4%
1883	0.2%	+0.4%
1884	0.2%	+0.4%
1885	0.2%	+0.3%
1886	0.2%	+0.3%
1887	0.2%	+0.3%
1888	0.2%	+0.3%
1889	0.2%	+0.5%
1890	0.2%	+0.6%
1891	0.2%	+0.7%
1892	0.2%	+0.9%
1893	0.2%	+1.0%
1894	0.2%	+1.0%
1895	0.2%	+1.0%
1896	0.2%	+1.0%
1897	0.2%	+1.0%
1898	0.2%	+1.0%
1899	0.2%	+1.0%
1900	0.2%	+1.0%
1901	0.3%	+1.0%
1902	0.3%	+1.0%
1903	0.3%	+1.0%
1904	0.3%	+1.0%
1905	0.3%	+1.0%
1906	0.3%	+1.0%
1907	0.3%	+1.0%
1908	0.3%	+1.0%
1909	0.3%	+0.9%
1910	0.3%	+0.8%
1911	0.3%	+0.7%
1912	0.3%	+0.7%
1913	0.3%	+0.6%
1914	0.3%	+0.6%
1915	0.3%	+0.6%
1916	0.3%	+0.6%
1917	0.3%	+0.6%
1918	0.3%	+0.5%
1919	0.3%	+0.4%
1920	0.3%	+0.3%
1921	0.3%	+0.2%
1922	0.3%	+0.1%
1923	0.3%	-0.0%
1924	0.3%	-0.0%
1925	0.3%	-0.1%
1926	0.3%	-0.1%
1927	0.3%	-0.1%
1928	0.3%	-0.1%
1929	0.3%	-0.1%
1930	0.3%	-0.2%
1931	0.3%	-0.2%
1932	0.3%	-0.3%
1933	0.3%	-0.3%
1934	0.3%	-0.3%
1935	0.3%	-0.3%
1936	0.3%	-0.3%
1937	0.3%	-0.3%
1938	0.3%	-0.3%
1939	0.3%	-0.0%
1940	0.3%	+0.3%
1941	0.3%	+0.7%
1942	0.3%	+1.0%
1943	0.3%	+1.3%
1944	0.3%	+1.3%
1945	0.3%	+1.3%
1946	0.3%	+1.3%
1947	0.3%	+1.3%
1948	0.3%	+1.2%
1949	0.3%	+1.1%
1950	0.3%	-0.4%
1951	0.3%	+0.1%
1952	0.3%	+0.1%
1953	0.3%	+0.1%
1954	0.3%	+0.1%
1955	0.3%	+0.1%
1956	0.3%	+0.1%
1957	0.3%	+0.2%
1958	0.3%	+0.2%
1959	0.3%	+0.5%
1960	0.3%	+0.8%
1961	0.3%	+0.8%
1962	0.3%	+0.5%
1963	0.3%	+0.2%
1964	0.3%	+0.2%
1965	0.3%	+0.3%
1966	0.3%	+0.4%
1967	0.3%	+0.4%
1968	0.3%	+0.4%
1969	0.3%	+0.3%
1970	0.3%	+0.2%
1971	0.3%	+0.1%
1972	0.3%	+0.1%
1973	0.3%	-0.0%
1974	0.3%	-0.1%
1975	0.3%	-0.0%
1976	0.3%	+0.0%
1977	0.3%	+0.1%
1978	0.3%	+0.1%
1979	0.3%	+0.1%
1980	0.3%	+0.0%
1981	0.3%	-0.1%
1982	0.3%	-0.6%
1983	0.3%	-1.1%
1984	0.3%	-1.4%
1985	0.3%	-1.1%
1986	0.3%	-0.6%
1987	0.3%	-0.7%
1988	0.3%	-0.8%
1989	0.3%	-0.7%
1990	0.3%	-1.1%
1991	0.3%	-0.9%
1992	0.3%	-0.0%
1993	0.3%	+0.2%
1994	0.3%	-0.0%
1995	0.3%	+0.2%
1996	0.3%	+0.5%
1997	0.3%	+0.5%
1998	0.3%	+0.5%
1999	0.3%	+0.5%
2000	0.3%	+0.5%
2001	0.3%	+0.2%
2002	0.3%	-0.3%
2003	0.3%	-0.6%
2004	0.3%	-0.6%
2005	0.3%	-0.6%
2006	0.3%	-0.6%
2007	0.3%	-0.6%
2008	0.3%	-0.6%
2009	0.3%	-0.7%
2010	0.3%	-0.7%
2011	0.3%	-0.6%
2012	0.3%	-0.5%
2013	0.3%	-0.4%
2014	0.3%	-0.3%
2015	0.3%	-0.4%
2016	0.3%	-0.3%
2017	0.3%	-0.3%
2018	0.3%	-0.3%
2019	0.3%	-0.3%
2020	0.3%	-0.3%
2021	0.3%	-0.2%
2022	0.3%	-0.2%
2023	0.3%	-0.3%
2024	0.3%	-0.3%
2025	0.3%	-0.3%
2026	0.3%	-0.3%
2027	0.3%	-0.3%
2028	0.3%	-0.3%
2029	0.3%	-0.4%
2030	0.3%	-0.4%
2031	0.3%	-0.4%
2032	0.3%	-0.4%
2033	0.3%	-0.4%
2034	0.3%	-0.4%
2035	0.3%	-0.4%
2036	0.3%	-0.4%
2037	0.3%	-0.4%
2038	0.3%	-0.4%
2039	0.3%	-0.4%
2040	0.3%	-0.4%
2041	0.3%	-0.4%
2042	0.3%	-0.4%
2043	0.3%	-0.4%
2044	0.3%	-0.4%
2045	0.3%	-0.4%
2046	0.3%	-0.4%
2047	0.3%	-0.4%
2048	0.3%	-0.4%
2049	0.3%	-0.4%
2050	0.3%	-0.4%
2051	0.3%	-0.4%
2052	0.3%	-0.4%
2053	0.3%	-0.4%
2054	0.3%	-0.4%
2055	0.3%	-0.4%
2056	0.3%	-0.4%
2057	0.2%	-0.4%
2058	0.2%	-0.4%
2059	0.2%	-0.4%
2060	0.2%	-0.4%
2061	0.2%	-0.4%
2062	0.2%	-0.4%
2063	0.2%	-0.4%
2064	0.2%	-0.4%
2065	0.2%	-0.4%
2066	0.2%	-0.4%
2067	0.2%	-0.4%
2068	0.2%	-0.4%
2069	0.2%	-0.4%
2070	0.2%	-0.4%
2071	0.2%	-0.4%
2072	0.2%	-0.4%
2073	0.2%	-0.4%
2074	0.2%	-0.4%
2075	0.2%	-0.4%
2076	0.2%	-0.4%
2077	0.2%	-0.4%
2078	0.2%	-0.4%
2079	0.2%	-0.4%
2080	0.2%	-0.4%
2081	0.2%	-0.4%
2082	0.2%	-0.4%
2083	0.2%	-0.4%
2084	0.2%	-0.4%
2085	0.2%	-0.4%
2086	0.2%	-0.4%
2087	0.2%	-0.4%
2088	0.2%	-0.4%
2089	0.2%	-0.4%
2090	0.2%	-0.4%
2091	0.2%	-0.4%
2092	0.2%	-0.4%
2093	0.2%	-0.4%
2094	0.2%	-0.4%
2095	0.2%	-0.4%
2096	0.2%	-0.4%
2097	0.2%	-0.4%
2098	0.2%	-0.4%
2099	0.2%	-0.4%
2100	0.2%	-0.4%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

Sri Lanka's 0.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 3.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Sri Lanka's 0.2% is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.3%, 80% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 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
1800	+30.3%	0.1%	0.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	1
1100s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	1
1200s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	1
1300s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	1
1400s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	1
1500s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	1
1600s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	1
1700s	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	1
1710s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	1
1720s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	1
1730s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	1
1740s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	1
1750s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	1
1760s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	1
1770s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	1
1780s	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	1
1790s	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	1
1800s	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%	10
1810s	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	10
1820s	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	10
1830s	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	10
1840s	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%	10
1850s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	10
1860s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	10
1870s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	10
1880s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	10
1890s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	10
1900s	0.3%	0.2%	0.3%	10
1910s	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	10
1920s	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	10
1930s	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	10
1940s	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	10
1950s	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	10
1960s	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	10
1970s	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	10
1980s	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	10
1990s	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	10
2000s	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	10
2010s	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	10
2020s	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	10
2030s	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	10
2040s	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	10
2050s	0.3%	0.2%	0.3%	10
2060s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	10
2070s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	10
2080s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	10
2090s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	10
2100s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	1

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More climate change data for Sri Lanka

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 327.09 million kg (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,418 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 618.46 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,800 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.33 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 100 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,168 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,071 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,097 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.82 kt (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of global co₂ emissions and population in Sri Lanka?: Share of global co₂ emissions and population in Sri Lanka was 0.2% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions and population recorded in Sri Lanka?: The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1980.
What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions and population recorded in Sri Lanka?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1821.
How does Sri Lanka rank for share of global co₂ emissions and population?: Sri Lanka ranks 75th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
Is share of global co₂ emissions and population rising or falling in Sri Lanka?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?: The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population
Unit: %
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 69,170 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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