Sri Lanka Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions 1990-2023
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.
| 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% |
