In 2022, CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels for Sri Lanka was 20 million tonnes. Before CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels of Sri Lanka started to increase to reach a level of 20 million tonnes in 2022, it went through a trough reaching a low of 4 million tonnes in 1974.
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, % |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 20 | -13.56% |
| 2021 | 23 | -6.84% |
| 2020 | 25 | -1.96% |
| 2019 | 25 | 7.34% |
| 2018 | 23 | -4.15% |
| 2017 | 24 | -1.72% |
| 2016 | 25 | 15.32% |
| 2015 | 22 | 10.08% |
| 2014 | 20 | 23.22% |
| 2013 | 16 | -12.50% |
| 2012 | 18 | 11.28% |
| 2011 | 16 |