CO2 emissions per person in Sri Lanka
Carbon dioxide emissions in Sri Lanka were 1.06 t CO2 per person in 2024.
Sri Lanka, 2024
1.06
Change from 2023
+8.7%
World, 2024
4.69 t CO2 per person
Position in 2024
140th of 203
CO2 emissions per person in Sri Lanka over time
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Tonnes of CO2 per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sri Lanka | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.06 t CO2 per person | 4.69 t CO2 per person |
| 2023 | 0.98 t CO2 per person | 4.68 t CO2 per person |
| 2022 | 0.94 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2021 | 1.03 t CO2 per person | 4.68 t CO2 per person |
| 2020 | 1.03 t CO2 per person | 4.47 t CO2 per person |
| 2019 | 1.10 t CO2 per person | 4.70 t CO2 per person |
| 2018 | 1.01 t CO2 per person | 4.73 t CO2 per person |
| 2017 | 1.09 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2016 | 1.11 t CO2 per person | 4.65 t CO2 per person |
| 2015 | 0.94 t CO2 per person | 4.70 t CO2 per person |
| 2014 | 0.86 t CO2 per person | 4.78 t CO2 per person |
| 2013 | 0.72 t CO2 per person | 4.81 t CO2 per person |
| 2012 | 0.85 t CO2 per person | 4.77 t CO2 per person |
| 2011 | 0.76 t CO2 per person | 4.76 t CO2 per person |
| 2010 | 0.65 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2009 | 0.62 t CO2 per person | 4.45 t CO2 per person |
| 2008 | 0.64 t CO2 per person | 4.56 t CO2 per person |
| 2007 | 0.69 t CO2 per person | 4.59 t CO2 per person |
| 2006 | 0.65 t CO2 per person | 4.48 t CO2 per person |
| 2005 | 0.71 t CO2 per person | 4.39 t CO2 per person |
| 2004 | 0.66 t CO2 per person | 4.28 t CO2 per person |
| 2003 | 0.64 t CO2 per person | 4.15 t CO2 per person |
| 2002 | 0.60 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
| 2001 | 0.58 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
| 2000 | 0.59 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +8.7% from 0.98 t CO2 per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 0.86 t CO2 per person, the figure has changed by +23.7%.
- Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Sri Lanka has the 140th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 4.69 t CO2 per person.
More for Sri Lanka
All statistics for Sri Lanka
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
1.7 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
Temperature change
0.85e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
0.87e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
2024 · FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
37.2 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Methane emissions
11.1 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
2.16 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank