Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0041 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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 n2o (ar5), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka is 0.0041 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0041 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.001 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
Sri Lanka ranks 32nd 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) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0034 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.004 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.004 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | 0.004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 29 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0044 kt per square kilometre compare
- 30 Comoros 0.0043 kt per square kilometre compare
- 31 Saint Lucia 0.0043 kt per square kilometre compare
- 33 El Salvador 0.0041 kt per square kilometre compare
- 34 Tuvalu 0.004 kt per square kilometre compare
- 35 Grenada 0.0039 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 n2o (ar5), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 0.0041 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0041 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 32nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. 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 N2O (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 N2O (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 N2O (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 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 N2O (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.