Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0761 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.0761 kt per square kilometre for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0761 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0237 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
Sri Lanka ranks 28th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0237 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0244 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.025 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0258 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0265 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0272 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.028 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0287 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0295 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0277 kt per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0313 kt per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0322 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0329 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0336 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0344 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0351 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.036 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0368 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0376 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0383 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0389 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.04 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0404 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0411 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0413 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0418 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0424 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0429 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0434 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0441 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0449 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0457 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0468 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0475 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0485 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0494 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0504 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0509 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0518 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0522 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0527 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0532 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0541 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.055 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0559 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0573 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0583 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0592 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0602 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0612 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0626 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.064 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.065 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.066 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0679 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0689 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0698 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0708 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0718 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0728 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0737 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0747 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0761 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0265 kt per square kilometre | 0.0237 kt per square kilometre | 0.0295 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0338 kt per square kilometre | 0.0277 kt per square kilometre | 0.0376 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.041 kt per square kilometre | 0.0383 kt per square kilometre | 0.0434 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.048 kt per square kilometre | 0.0441 kt per square kilometre | 0.0518 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0558 kt per square kilometre | 0.0522 kt per square kilometre | 0.0602 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0668 kt per square kilometre | 0.0612 kt per square kilometre | 0.0718 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0743 kt per square kilometre | 0.0728 kt per square kilometre | 0.0761 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 25 Comoros 0.0853 kt per square kilometre compare
- 26 Belgium 0.0843 kt per square kilometre compare
- 27 Denmark 0.0803 kt per square kilometre compare
- 29 Czechia 0.0753 kt per square kilometre compare
- 30 El Salvador 0.0743 kt per square kilometre compare
- 31 Slovakia 0.0733 kt per square kilometre 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 waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 0.0761 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0761 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0237 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 28th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.