Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in Sri Lanka, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Sri Lanka is 0.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1976.
Sri Lanka ranks 76th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
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 share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Sri Lanka?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Sri Lanka was 0.1% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1976.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
- Sri Lanka ranks 76th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.