Waste — Emissions (N2O) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Waste — Emissions (N2O) was 0.966 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
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 83rd of 232 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 (N2O) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.24 kt | — |
| 1962 | 0.251 kt | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 0.262 kt | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 0.276 kt | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 0.29 kt | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 0.304 kt | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 0.318 kt | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 0.331 kt | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 0.343 kt | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.361 kt | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 0.345 kt | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.368 kt | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.359 kt | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.366 kt | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.381 kt | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.371 kt | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.412 kt | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 0.428 kt | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.425 kt | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.423 kt | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.429 kt | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.455 kt | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.462 kt | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.478 kt | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.476 kt | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.484 kt | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.502 kt | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.51 kt | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.497 kt | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.526 kt | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 0.533 kt | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.54 kt | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.556 kt | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.573 kt | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.589 kt | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.594 kt | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.62 kt | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.623 kt | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.626 kt | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.621 kt | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.626 kt | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.643 kt | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.653 kt | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.653 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.658 kt | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.672 kt | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.686 kt | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.698 kt | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.711 kt | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.737 kt | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.761 kt | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.783 kt | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.803 kt | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.83 kt | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.853 kt | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.875 kt | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.887 kt | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.899 kt | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.91 kt | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.929 kt | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.94 kt | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.953 kt | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.966 kt | +1.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.966 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.378 kt, 2.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.966 kt is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.26 kt, 77% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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 83rd out of 232 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
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