Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Solid Food Waste — Emissions was 83.55 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Sri Lanka, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 83.55 kt for solid food waste — emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Sri Lanka peaked at 83.71 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 74.46 kt, in 1990.
Sri Lanka ranks 44th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 74.46 kt | — |
| 1991 | 75.03 kt | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 75.49 kt | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 75.87 kt | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 76.27 kt | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 76.64 kt | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 76.97 kt | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 77.27 kt | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 77.53 kt | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 77.68 kt | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 77.84 kt | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 77.9 kt | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 78 kt | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 78.21 kt | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 78.45 kt | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 78.8 kt | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 79.2 kt | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 79.61 kt | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 80.14 kt | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 80.52 kt | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 81.16 kt | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 81.74 kt | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 82.16 kt | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 82.54 kt | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 82.87 kt | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 83.12 kt | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 83.33 kt | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 83.55 kt | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 83.69 kt | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 83.71 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 83.67 kt | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 83.71 kt | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 83.52 kt | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 83.55 kt | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 83.55 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.94 kt, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 83.55 kt is above the median for South Asia, which is 75.72 kt, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.32 kt | 74.46 kt | 77.68 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.87 kt | 77.84 kt | 80.52 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.79 kt | 81.16 kt | 83.71 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.61 kt | 83.52 kt | 83.71 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions in Sri Lanka?
- Solid food waste — emissions in Sri Lanka was 83.55 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 83.71 kt in 2019.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.46 kt in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- Sri Lanka ranks 44th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.