Waste — Emissions in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Waste — Emissions was 0.966 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.966 kt
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
69th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.966 kt
in 2023
All-time low
0.24 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023

0.20.40.60.81196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions in Sri Lanka stood at 0.966 kt. 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 20.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.966 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.24 kt, in 1961.

Sri Lanka ranks 69th of 201 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.2906 kt 0.24 kt 0.343 kt 9
1970s 0.3816 kt 0.345 kt 0.428 kt 10
1980s 0.4716 kt 0.423 kt 0.51 kt 10
1990s 0.578 kt 0.526 kt 0.626 kt 10
2000s 0.6621 kt 0.621 kt 0.711 kt 10
2010s 0.8338 kt 0.737 kt 0.91 kt 10
2020s 0.947 kt 0.929 kt 0.966 kt 4

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 66 Mozambique 1 kt compare
  2. 67 Czechia 0.997 kt compare
  3. 68 Malawi 0.985 kt compare
  4. 70 Portugal 0.952 kt compare
  5. 71 Guatemala 0.864 kt compare
  6. 72 Greece 0.855 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions in Sri Lanka?
Waste — emissions in Sri Lanka was 0.966 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.966 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.24 kt in 1961.
How does Sri Lanka rank for waste — emissions?
Sri Lanka ranks 69th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. 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 Waste — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf