Sri Lanka CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
23.334.668
tons
Year-over-Year
+8,13%
increase
Global Share
0,06%
Per Capita
1,1
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in Sri Lanka were 23.334.668 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions increased by 8,13% over the previous year, representing an increase by 1.754.342 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 21.580.326 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in Sri Lanka are equivalent to 1,1 tons per person, an increase by 0,08 over the figure of 1,02 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of 7,9% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Sri Lanka
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23.334.668 | 8,13% | 1,1 | 0,059% |
| 2023 | 21.580.326 | 3,77% | 1,02 | 0,055% |
| 2022 | 20.797.135 | −8,86% | 0,98 | 0,054% |
| 2021 | 22.819.639 | 0,91% | 1,08 | 0,060% |
| 2020 | 22.614.447 | −5,67% | 1,07 | 0,062% |
| 2019 | 23.972.964 | 9,05% | 1,14 | 0,063% |
| 2018 | 21.982.917 | −6,1% | 1,05 | 0,058% |
| 2017 | 23.410.708 | −0,32% | 1,12 | 0,063% |
| 2016 | 23.485.993 | 19,15% | 1,13 | 0,065% |
| 2015 | 19.711.058 | 10,24% | 0,95 | 0,054% |
| 2014 | 17.880.463 | 20,51% | 0,87 | 0,049% |
| 2013 | 14.836.982 | −17,08% | 0,72 | 0,041% |
| 2012 | 17.894.112 | 12,49% | 0,88 | 0,050% |
| 2011 | 15.907.965 | 17,68% | 0,78 | 0,045% |
| 2010 | 13.518.402 | 5,8% | 0,67 | 0,040% |
| 2009 | 12.777.173 | −3,96% | 0,64 | 0,040% |
| 2008 | 13.304.436 | −5,8% | 0,67 | 0,041% |
| 2007 | 14.124.032 | 7,05% | 0,71 | 0,044% |
| 2006 | 13.194.405 | −8,56% | 0,67 | 0,043% |
| 2005 | 14.430.057 | 8,67% | 0,74 | 0,048% |
| 2004 | 13.278.737 | 3,26% | 0,69 | 0,046% |
| 2003 | 12.859.169 | 8,07% | 0,67 | 0,047% |
| 2002 | 11.898.743 | 4,61% | 0,62 | 0,045% |
| 2001 | 11.374.163 | −0,81% | 0,6 | 0,044% |
| 2000 | 11.466.705 | 14,35% | 0,61 | 0,045% |
| 1999 | 10.028.083 | 10,51% | 0,54 | 0,040% |
| 1998 | 9.074.719 | 3,26% | 0,49 | 0,037% |
| 1997 | 8.787.831 | −0,26% | 0,48 | 0,036% |
| 1996 | 8.810.616 | 41,12% | 0,48 | 0,036% |
| 1995 | 6.243.387 | 0,32% | 0,34 | 0,026% |
| 1994 | 6.223.256 | 15,33% | 0,34 | 0,027% |
| 1993 | 5.396.212 | −2,11% | 0,3 | 0,024% |
| 1992 | 5.512.441 | 24,57% | 0,31 | 0,024% |
| 1991 | 4.425.318 | 4,39% | 0,25 | 0,019% |
| 1990 | 4.239.033 | 1,5% | 0,24 | 0,019% |
| 1989 | 4.176.401 | −4,89% | 0,24 | 0,019% |
| 1988 | 4.390.929 | −3,7% | 0,26 | 0,020% |
| 1987 | 4.559.744 | 14,63% | 0,27 | 0,022% |
| 1986 | 3.977.686 | −1,06% | 0,24 | 0,019% |
| 1985 | 4.020.360 | −9,03% | 0,25 | 0,020% |
| 1984 | 4.419.473 | −12,3% | 0,28 | 0,022% |
| 1983 | 5.039.365 | 2,08% | 0,32 | 0,026% |
| 1982 | 4.936.867 | 13,84% | 0,32 | 0,026% |
| 1981 | 4.336.641 | 3,05% | 0,28 | 0,022% |
| 1980 | 4.208.321 | −0,06% | 0,28 | 0,021% |
| 1979 | 4.210.637 | 8,13% | 0,28 | 0,021% |
| 1978 | 3.893.918 | 18,12% | 0,27 | 0,020% |
| 1977 | 3.296.457 | 7,92% | 0,23 | 0,017% |
| 1976 | 3.054.485 | 2,24% | 0,22 | 0,017% |
| 1975 | 2.987.425 | −12,08% | 0,22 | 0,017% |
| 1974 | 3.397.837 | −13,9% | 0,25 | 0,020% |
| 1973 | 3.946.159 | 4,3% | 0,3 | 0,023% |
| 1972 | 3.783.387 | 20,06% | 0,29 | 0,023% |
| 1971 | 3.151.232 | 0,97% | 0,25 | 0,020% |
| 1970 | 3.121.001 | – | 0,25 | 0,020% |
See also
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).