Sri Lanka Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions 1970-2021
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 2012 was 30,451.83, a 2.11% increase from 2011.
- Sri Lanka greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2011 was 29,822.78, a 2.37% increase from 2010.
- Sri Lanka greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2010 was 29,131.29, a 4.69% increase from 2009.
- Sri Lanka greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2009 was 27,826.56, a 0.46% decline from 2008.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
| India |
3,002,894.93 |
| Indonesia |
780,550.76 |
| Bolivia |
621,726.73 |
| Myanmar |
528,416.22 |
| Sudan |
491,982.27 |
| Ukraine |
404,900.30 |
| Pakistan |
369,734.58 |
| Zambia |
320,254.22 |
| Vietnam |
310,664.07 |
| Nigeria |
301,010.13 |
| Egypt |
295,499.75 |
| Bangladesh |
183,300.56 |
| Uzbekistan |
177,223.75 |
| Philippines |
167,297.55 |
| Lao PDR |
161,718.74 |
| Cambodia |
127,399.59 |
| Ghana |
107,784.29 |
| Cameroon |
100,922.14 |
| Morocco |
80,436.72 |
| Kenya |
54,302.10 |
| Angola |
41,657.16 |
| Tunisia |
39,721.01 |
| Congo, Rep. |
35,743.92 |
| Sri Lanka |
30,451.83 |
| Honduras |
20,467.16 |
| Nicaragua |
16,323.04 |
| Georgia |
14,627.75 |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
13,794.74 |
| Mauritania |
13,343.16 |
| El Salvador |
12,577.79 |
| Moldova |
11,350.63 |
| Papua New Guinea |
11,087.46 |
| Solomon Islands |
4,591.46 |
| Eswatini |
3,478.03 |
| Lesotho |
3,472.71 |
| Bhutan |
3,296.96 |
| Djibouti |
2,766.30 |
| Timor-Leste |
959.35 |
| Vanuatu |
446.22 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
195.49 |
| Sri Lanka Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions - Historical Data |
| Year |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
Annual % Change |
| 2012 |
30,451.83 |
2.11% |
| 2011 |
29,822.78 |
2.37% |
| 2010 |
29,131.29 |
4.69% |
| 2009 |
27,826.56 |
-0.46% |
| 2008 |
27,955.00 |
0.67% |
| 2007 |
27,768.84 |
6.80% |
| 2006 |
26,000.04 |
-4.49% |
| 2005 |
27,223.29 |
7.20% |
| 2004 |
25,393.93 |
3.31% |
| 2003 |
24,580.38 |
4.75% |
| 2002 |
23,464.89 |
4.62% |
| 2001 |
22,429.20 |
-3.67% |
| 2000 |
23,282.57 |
2.04% |
| 1999 |
22,816.59 |
11.00% |
| 1998 |
20,556.13 |
-3.88% |
| 1997 |
21,386.16 |
-1.36% |
| 1996 |
21,681.63 |
5.19% |
| 1995 |
20,611.10 |
-0.69% |
| 1994 |
20,754.43 |
6.86% |
| 1993 |
19,421.29 |
1.46% |
| 1992 |
19,141.64 |
6.16% |
| 1991 |
18,031.05 |
-1.89% |
| 1990 |
18,379.00 |
4.91% |
| 1989 |
17,519.03 |
-6.08% |
| 1988 |
18,654.05 |
7.07% |
| 1987 |
17,421.48 |
-5.64% |
| 1986 |
18,462.24 |
-1.89% |
| 1985 |
18,817.10 |
-3.94% |
| 1984 |
19,588.45 |
3.10% |
| 1983 |
19,000.18 |
1.71% |
| 1982 |
18,680.94 |
-1.19% |
| 1981 |
18,905.33 |
1.84% |
| 1980 |
18,564.37 |
2.38% |
| 1979 |
18,132.42 |
-0.34% |
| 1978 |
18,194.45 |
5.73% |
| 1977 |
17,208.79 |
9.33% |
| 1976 |
15,740.32 |
3.64% |
| 1975 |
15,187.93 |
-13.52% |
| 1974 |
17,561.53 |
4.61% |
| 1973 |
16,788.41 |
2.64% |
| 1972 |
16,356.47 |
0.40% |
| 1971 |
16,291.75 |
-1.06% |
| 1970 |
16,466.90 |
-1.06% |
