Sri Lanka Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
37,166,535
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+5.63%
increase
Global Share
0.07%
Per Capita
1.74
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Sri Lanka were 37,166,535 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 5.6% over the previous year, representing an increase by 1,981,177 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 35,185,358 tons.
- Per capita: 1.74 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Sri Lanka accounts for 0.07% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37,166,535 | 23,334,668 | 11,118,373 | 2,160,123 | 553,371 | 1.74 | 5.63% | 0.07% |
| 2023 | 35,185,358 | 21,580,326 | 10,986,742 | 2,100,865 | 517,425 | 1.66 | 3.1% | 0.07% |
| 2022 | 34,125,910 | 20,797,135 | 10,793,772 | 2,053,664 | 481,339 | 1.61 | −5.38% | 0.07% |
| 2021 | 36,065,268 | 22,819,639 | 11,021,607 | 1,778,490 | 445,532 | 1.71 | 0.51% | 0.07% |
| 2020 | 35,882,840 | 22,614,447 | 10,679,774 | 2,179,856 | 408,762 | 1.7 | −1.16% | 0.07% |
| 2019 | 36,304,560 | 23,972,964 | 10,134,361 | 1,824,152 | 373,083 | 1.73 | 5.23% | 0.07% |
| 2018 | 34,501,092 | 21,982,917 | 10,185,936 | 1,994,129 | 338,111 | 1.65 | −0.64% | 0.07% |
| 2017 | 34,724,365 | 23,410,708 | 9,126,603 | 1,888,602 | 298,452 | 1.66 | −3.88% | 0.07% |
| 2016 | 36,126,847 | 23,485,993 | 10,317,474 | 2,057,333 | 266,047 | 1.74 | 8.6% | 0.07% |
| 2015 | 33,265,334 | 19,711,058 | 10,770,348 | 2,550,735 | 233,193 | 1.61 | 10.55% | 0.07% |
| 2014 | 30,090,754 | 17,880,463 | 9,699,874 | 2,299,396 | 211,022 | 1.46 | 7.39% | 0.06% |
| 2013 | 28,020,573 | 14,836,982 | 10,813,417 | 2,176,578 | 193,596 | 1.37 | −8.88% | 0.06% |
| 2012 | 30,752,360 | 17,894,112 | 10,501,581 | 2,168,307 | 188,361 | 1.51 | 7.22% | 0.06% |
| 2011 | 28,680,878 | 15,907,965 | 10,397,819 | 2,190,371 | 184,722 | 1.41 | 8.03% | 0.06% |
| 2010 | 26,548,779 | 13,518,402 | 10,665,759 | 2,181,162 | 183,456 | 1.31 | 6.42% | 0.06% |
| 2009 | 24,948,125 | 12,777,173 | 9,921,476 | 2,064,934 | 184,542 | 1.24 | −3.4% | 0.06% |
| 2008 | 25,825,386 | 13,304,436 | 10,293,594 | 2,048,835 | 178,522 | 1.29 | 0.8% | 0.06% |
| 2007 | 25,620,722 | 14,124,032 | 9,410,128 | 1,914,894 | 171,668 | 1.29 | 3.14% | 0.06% |
| 2006 | 24,840,025 | 13,194,405 | 9,577,354 | 1,900,195 | 168,070 | 1.26 | −4.43% | 0.06% |
| 2005 | 25,991,887 | 14,430,057 | 9,505,414 | 1,897,125 | 159,290 | 1.33 | 7.72% | 0.06% |
| 2004 | 24,130,101 | 13,278,737 | 8,779,215 | 1,938,784 | 133,365 | 1.25 | 0.38% | 0.06% |
| 2003 | 24,038,487 | 12,859,169 | 9,180,871 | 1,886,613 | 111,834 | 1.25 | 5.5% | 0.06% |
| 2002 | 22,784,292 | 11,898,743 | 8,846,521 | 1,948,495 | 90,533 | 1.2 | 2.9% | 0.06% |
| 2001 | 22,142,218 | 11,374,163 | 8,761,764 | 1,934,391 | 71,900 | 1.17 | −1.39% | 0.06% |
| 2000 | 22,454,266 | 11,466,705 | 8,976,032 | 1,959,045 | 52,484 | 1.2 | 6.82% | 0.06% |
| 1999 | 21,019,704 | 10,028,083 | 8,997,823 | 1,964,884 | 28,914 | 1.13 | 7.39% | 0.06% |
| 1998 | 19,573,748 | 9,074,719 | 8,672,916 | 1,806,285 | 19,828 | 1.05 | −3.1% | 0.06% |
| 1997 | 20,199,421 | 8,787,831 | 9,539,505 | 1,857,517 | 14,569 | 1.09 | 0.13% | 0.06% |
| 1996 | 20,173,413 | 8,810,616 | 9,498,135 | 1,854,105 | 10,557 | 1.1 | 10.8% | 0.06% |
| 1995 | 18,207,424 | 6,243,387 | 10,193,513 | 1,763,794 | 6,730 | 1 | 0.06% | 0.05% |
| 1994 | 18,195,879 | 6,223,256 | 10,167,452 | 1,801,253 | 3,919 | 1.01 | 6.7% | 0.06% |
| 1993 | 17,053,427 | 5,396,212 | 9,903,523 | 1,752,026 | 1,665 | 0.95 | 1.05% | 0.05% |
| 1992 | 16,876,137 | 5,512,441 | 9,684,211 | 1,678,453 | 1,032 | 0.95 | 9.09% | 0.05% |
| 1991 | 15,469,520 | 4,425,318 | 9,462,409 | 1,581,141 | 652 | 0.88 | −2.82% | 0.05% |
| 1990 | 15,918,393 | 4,239,033 | 10,050,993 | 1,628,266 | 100 | 0.92 | 18.32% | 0.05% |
| 1989 | 13,453,423 | 4,176,401 | 7,572,047 | 1,704,975 | 0 | 0.79 | −0.84% | 0.04% |
| 1988 | 13,566,738 | 4,390,929 | 7,484,143 | 1,691,666 | 0 | 0.8 | −1.69% | 0.04% |
| 1987 | 13,799,588 | 4,559,744 | 7,551,844 | 1,688,000 | 0 | 0.83 | 6.28% | 0.05% |
| 1986 | 12,984,601 | 3,977,686 | 7,377,415 | 1,629,501 | 0 | 0.79 | −0.17% | 0.04% |
| 1985 | 13,006,795 | 4,020,360 | 7,356,146 | 1,630,289 | 0 | 0.8 | −2.04% | 0.04% |
| 1984 | 13,278,160 | 4,419,473 | 7,269,768 | 1,588,919 | 0 | 0.83 | −2.17% | 0.05% |
| 1983 | 13,573,121 | 5,039,365 | 7,055,139 | 1,478,617 | 0 | 0.86 | 1.69% | 0.05% |
| 1982 | 13,347,700 | 4,936,867 | 6,964,547 | 1,446,286 | 0 | 0.86 | 6.09% | 0.05% |
| 1981 | 12,581,780 | 4,336,641 | 6,834,057 | 1,411,082 | 0 | 0.82 | 2.56% | 0.05% |
| 1980 | 12,267,827 | 4,208,321 | 6,596,170 | 1,463,336 | 0 | 0.82 | 1.5% | 0.04% |
| 1979 | 12,086,614 | 4,210,637 | 6,495,612 | 1,380,365 | 0 | 0.82 | 4.62% | 0.04% |
| 1978 | 11,552,402 | 3,893,918 | 6,299,041 | 1,359,443 | 0 | 0.79 | 5.35% | 0.04% |
| 1977 | 10,966,215 | 3,296,457 | 6,382,650 | 1,287,108 | 0 | 0.77 | 1.45% | 0.04% |
| 1976 | 10,809,782 | 3,054,485 | 6,527,965 | 1,227,332 | 0 | 0.77 | 3.13% | 0.04% |
| 1975 | 10,481,323 | 2,987,425 | 6,359,564 | 1,134,334 | 0 | 0.76 | −3.06% | 0.04% |
| 1974 | 10,812,236 | 3,397,837 | 6,113,205 | 1,301,194 | 0 | 0.8 | −2.6% | 0.04% |
| 1973 | 11,100,495 | 3,946,159 | 5,985,035 | 1,169,301 | 0 | 0.84 | 2.05% | 0.04% |
| 1972 | 10,877,778 | 3,783,387 | 5,929,805 | 1,164,586 | 0 | 0.84 | 7.12% | 0.04% |
| 1971 | 10,154,973 | 3,151,232 | 5,863,342 | 1,140,399 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.82% | 0.04% |
| 1970 | 9,876,093 | 3,121,001 | 5,614,164 | 1,140,929 | 0 | 0.79 | – | 0.04% |
See also
- Sri Lanka CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Sri Lanka
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).