Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) 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 52nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) 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
- 49 Syrian Arab Republic 89.16 kt compare
- 50 France 87.56 kt compare
- 51 Guatemala 85.84 kt compare
- 53 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 80.95 kt compare
- 54 Madagascar 79.82 kt compare
- 55 Japan 78.18 kt compare
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 52nd out of 194 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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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.