In 2021, CO2 emissions for Sri Lanka was 23.9 million tonnes. Before CO2 emissions of Sri Lanka started to increase to reach a level of 23.9 million tonnes in 2021, it went through a trough reaching a low of 3 million tonnes in 1975.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring.
| Date | Value | Change, % |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23.9 | -2.75% |
| 2020 | 24.5 | -3.82% |
| 2019 | 25.5 | 10.92% |
| 2018 | 23.0 | -6.30% |
| 2017 | 24.5 | 6.44% |
| 2016 | 23.1 | 6.99% |
| 2015 | 21.6 | 16.01% |
| 2014 | 18.6 | 20.87% |
| 2013 | 15.4 | -13.48% |
| 2012 | 17.8 | 9.16% |
| 2011 | 16.3 | 17.69% |
| 2010 | 13.8 |