Sri Lanka Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions 1990-2024

Total greenhouse gas emissions in kt of CO2 equivalent are composed of CO2 totals excluding short-cycle biomass burning (such as agricultural waste burning and Savannah burning) but including other biomass burning (such as forest fires, post-burn decay, peat fires and decay of drained peatlands), all anthropogenic CH4 sources, N2O sources and F-gases (HFCs, PFCs and SF6).
  • Sri Lanka greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2020 was 35,117.25, a 1.02% decline from 2019.
  • Sri Lanka greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2019 was 35,477.98, a 6.59% increase from 2018.
  • Sri Lanka greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2018 was 33,285.05, a 1.66% decline from 2017.
  • Sri Lanka greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2017 was 33,847.33, a 2.58% decline from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name kt of CO2 equivalent
India 3,200,820.63
Indonesia 976,487.68
Vietnam 470,578.10
Pakistan 436,608.92
Nigeria 322,336.50
Egypt 299,778.65
Ukraine 227,341.59
Philippines 224,971.76
Bangladesh 206,570.35
Uzbekistan 187,520.39
Myanmar 128,949.40
Sudan 107,114.21
Cameroon 93,348.64
Morocco 88,027.80
Kenya 80,188.02
Angola 70,781.06
Bolivia 55,203.09
Mongolia 53,921.46
Cambodia 42,363.18
Tunisia 40,883.00
Ghana 39,070.29
Zambia 36,107.82
Sri Lanka 35,117.25
Lao PDR 30,491.44
Honduras 21,147.29
Republic of Congo 19,421.78
Nicaragua 18,448.51
Papua New Guinea 18,397.92
Georgia 17,669.45
Kyrgyz Republic 16,093.54
Mauritania 14,056.37
Moldova 12,985.66
El Salvador 11,063.81
Timor-Leste 5,537.13
Lesotho 4,013.75
Eswatini 3,000.93
Bhutan 1,630.86
Djibouti 1,394.76
Solomon Islands 835.24
Cabo Verde 791.61
Vanuatu 588.66
Micronesia 194.11
Sao Tome and Principe 179.73
Kiribati 88.57
Sri Lanka Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions - Historical Data
Year kt of CO2 equivalent Annual % Change
2020 35,117.25 -1.02%
2019 35,477.98 6.59%
2018 33,285.05 -1.66%
2017 33,847.33 -2.58%
2016 34,744.83 11.00%
2015 31,300.28 8.56%
2014 28,830.97 10.20%
2013 26,161.51 -9.94%
2012 29,048.21 6.93%
2011 27,164.47 10.44%
2010 24,596.57 5.53%
2009 23,307.98 -3.52%
2008 24,157.25 1.13%
2007 23,887.85 4.11%
2006 22,944.13 -6.34%
2005 24,497.86 8.62%
2004 22,553.31 0.59%
2003 22,420.35 5.51%
2002 21,248.59 4.20%
2001 20,392.06 -1.20%
2000 20,640.53 -3.39%
1999 21,364.17 -2.72%
1998 21,960.81 -10.24%
1997 24,465.73 -7.41%
1996 26,424.22 -0.41%
1995 26,532.00 0.45%
1994 26,414.28 3.03%
1993 25,636.94 1.25%
1992 25,319.88 7.50%
1991 23,553.78 -0.65%
1990 23,708.91 -0.65%