Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement in Sri Lanka, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.0% for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
That places Sri Lanka 115th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 113 Armenia 0.0% compare
- 114 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0% compare
- 116 Jamaica 0.0% compare
- 117 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0% compare
- 118 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0% compare
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 cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in Sri Lanka?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in Sri Lanka was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1987.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Sri Lanka ranks 115th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from cement.