CO2 emissions per person in Sri Lanka

Carbon dioxide emissions in Sri Lanka were 1.06 t CO2 per person in 2024.

Measure: Carbon dioxide emissions per person (EDGAR) Unit: Tonnes of CO2 per person Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Sri Lanka, 2024 1.06 Tonnes of CO2 per person
Change from 2023 +8.7% 2023: 0.98 t CO2 per person
World, 2024 4.69 t CO2 per person Official aggregate
Position in 2024 140th of 203 See the full ranking

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.

Carbon dioxide emissions per person (EDGAR) (tonnes of CO2 per person), 2000 to 2024
Period Sri LankaWorld
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.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Sri Lanka
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database