Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita was 0.0002 kt per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0002 kt per person. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0002 kt per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 kt per person, in 1970.
Sri Lanka ranks 98th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 kt per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 kt per person | -8.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 kt per person | +10.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 kt per person | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 kt per person | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 kt per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 kt per person | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 kt per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 kt per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 kt per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 kt per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 kt per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 kt per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 kt per person | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 kt per person | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 kt per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 kt per person | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 kt per person | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 kt per person | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 kt per person | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 kt per person | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 kt per person | +2.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0002 kt per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 kt per person, 74% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0002 kt per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0001 kt per person, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 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 waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0002 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 kt per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per person in 1970.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 98th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.