Sri Lanka's co₂ emissions rose from 5.7 Mt in 1995 to 20.8 Mt in 2024.
Sri Lanka · Climate
Greenhouse gases, intensity and temperature contribution.
16 indicators · 15 with data
Sri Lanka's co₂ per capita rose from 0.3 t in 1995 to 0.9 t in 2024.
Sri Lanka's consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita rose from 0.3 t in 1994 to 2.0 t in 2023.
Sri Lanka's cumulative co₂ emissions rose from 146.5 Mt in 1995 to 567.9 Mt in 2024.
Sri Lanka's share of global co₂ emissions rose from 0.0 % in 1995 to 0.1 % in 2024.
Sri Lanka's total greenhouse gas emissions rose from 34.0 Mt CO₂e in 1995 to 42.7 Mt CO₂e in 2024.
Sri Lanka's greenhouse gas emissions per capita fell from 1.9 t CO₂e in 1995 to 1.8 t CO₂e in 2024.
Sri Lanka's co₂ intensity rose from 0.1 in 1993 to 0.1 in 2022.
Sri Lanka's carbon intensity of electricity fell from 358.4 in 2000 to 329.3 in 2025.
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- Methane emissionsup +2.6 %98th of 209
- Nitrous oxide emissionsdown −5.4 %116th of 209
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- CO₂ emissions from coalup +18.0 %54th of 137
- CO₂ emissions from oilup +5.3 %76th of 205
- CO₂ emissions from land-use changeup +0.9 %48th of 194
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- Contribution to global warming from greenhouse gasesunchanged +0.083rd of 205
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Sri Lanka.
- CO₂ emissions from gasNo data