Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 2,339 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Sri Lanka, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Sri Lanka stood at 2,339 kt.
That represents a change of up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Sri Lanka peaked at 2,344 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,085 kt, in 1990.
That places Sri Lanka 51st out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,137 kt | 2,085 kt | 2,175 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,208 kt | 2,179 kt | 2,255 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,318 kt | 2,273 kt | 2,344 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,341 kt | 2,338 kt | 2,344 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 48 Syrian Arab Republic 2,496 kt compare
- 49 France 2,452 kt compare
- 50 Guatemala 2,404 kt compare
- 52 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2,267 kt compare
- 53 Madagascar 2,235 kt compare
- 54 Japan 2,189 kt compare
More climate change data for Sri Lanka
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 3,418 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 618.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 2,800 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 2.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 100 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 4,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 2,071 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 2,097 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 7.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 74.88 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Sri Lanka?
- Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Sri Lanka was 2,339 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2,344 kt in 2019.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,085 kt in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 51st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.