Waste — Emissions Share (CH4) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Waste — Emissions Share (CH4) was 41.61 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Sri Lanka, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 41.61 % for waste — emissions share in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Sri Lanka peaked at 45.12 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 26.61 %, in 1990.
Sri Lanka ranks 50th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share (CH4) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.61 % | — |
| 1991 | 28.65 % | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 28.54 % | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 28.67 % | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 28.31 % | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 28.88 % | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 31.43 % | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 32.01 % | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 35.61 % | +11.2% |
| 1999 | 34.72 % | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 35.45 % | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 36.69 % | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 36.62 % | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 35.82 % | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 38.22 % | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 35.87 % | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 36.56 % | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 37.93 % | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 35.24 % | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 37.09 % | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 35.27 % | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 36.7 % | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 37.11 % | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 36.68 % | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 41.31 % | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 37.92 % | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 40 % | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 45.12 % | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 41.38 % | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 42.94 % | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 41.6 % | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 41 % | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 41.66 % | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 41.61 % | -0.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 41.61 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.91 %, 1.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 41.61 % is above the median for South Asia, which is 15.73 %, 2.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.34 % | 26.61 % | 35.61 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.55 % | 35.24 % | 38.22 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.44 % | 35.27 % | 45.12 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.47 % | 41 % | 41.66 % | 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 share in Sri Lanka?
- Waste — emissions share in Sri Lanka was 41.61 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 45.12 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.61 % in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for waste — emissions share?
- Sri Lanka ranks 50th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. 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 Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.