Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.072 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka is 0.072 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.072 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0227 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Sri Lanka 28th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0227 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0234 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0239 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0246 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0252 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0259 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0266 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0273 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.028 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0262 kt per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0299 kt per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0306 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0313 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0321 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0328 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0336 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0343 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.035 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0358 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0365 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0371 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.038 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0385 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0391 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0393 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0397 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0402 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0408 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0413 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0418 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0426 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0434 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0444 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0451 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.046 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0469 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0478 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0482 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0491 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0496 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.05 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0505 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0513 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0522 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0531 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0545 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0554 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0563 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0572 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.058 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0594 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0607 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0616 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0625 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0642 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0651 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.066 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.067 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0679 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0688 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0697 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0706 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.072 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0253 kt per square kilometre | 0.0227 kt per square kilometre | 0.028 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0322 kt per square kilometre | 0.0262 kt per square kilometre | 0.0358 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0391 kt per square kilometre | 0.0365 kt per square kilometre | 0.0413 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0455 kt per square kilometre | 0.0418 kt per square kilometre | 0.0491 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.053 kt per square kilometre | 0.0496 kt per square kilometre | 0.0572 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0633 kt per square kilometre | 0.058 kt per square kilometre | 0.0679 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0703 kt per square kilometre | 0.0688 kt per square kilometre | 0.072 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 25 Comoros 0.0809 kt per square kilometre compare
- 26 Denmark 0.0749 kt per square kilometre compare
- 27 Belgium 0.0746 kt per square kilometre compare
- 29 Czechia 0.0711 kt per square kilometre compare
- 30 El Salvador 0.0701 kt per square kilometre compare
- 31 Slovakia 0.0693 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) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 0.072 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.072 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0227 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 28th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 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) from CH4 (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.