Waste — Emissions Share in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Waste — Emissions Share was 11.63 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Sri Lanka, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Sri Lanka is 11.63 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Sri Lanka peaked at 12.57 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.15 %, in 2008.
That places Sri Lanka 23rd out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.75 % | 7.5 % | 8.15 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.62 % | 7.15 % | 8.04 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.63 % | 7.6 % | 12.57 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.69 % | 8.49 % | 11.73 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 20 Chile 12.08 % compare
- 21 Japan 11.92 % compare
- 22 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.75 % compare
- 24 Saint Kitts and Nevis 11.54 % compare
- 25 Antigua and Barbuda 10.67 % compare
- 26 Mauritius 10.61 % compare
More climate change data for Sri Lanka
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 3,418 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 618.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 2,800 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 2.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 100 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 4,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 2,071 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 2,097 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 7.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 74.88 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Sri Lanka?
- Waste — emissions share in Sri Lanka was 11.63 % 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 12.57 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.15 % in 2008.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for waste — emissions share?
- Sri Lanka ranks 23rd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. 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 (N2O). 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.