Carbon intensity of electricity in Sri Lanka in 2025 — 321 g/kWh. Ranked 45 in the world out of 91. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 10.4%.
2000–2025 · grams CO₂ per kWh
| Year | g/kWh | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 321 | −55 | −14.52% |
| 2024 | 376 | −42 | −9.97% |
| 2023 | 417 | +7 | +1.75% |
| 2022 | 410 | −8 | −1.89% |
| 2021 | 418 | −95 | −18.47% |
| 2020 | 513 | −6 | −1.07% |
| 2019 | 518 | +70 | +15.52% |
| 2018 | 449 | −85 | −15.86% |
| 2017 | 533 | +11 | +2.15% |
| 2016 | 522 | +104 | +24.92% |
| 2015 | 418 | −43 | −9.36% |
| 2014 | 461 | +160 | +53% |
| 2013 | 301 | −194 | −39.22% |
| 2012 | 496 | +80 | +19.29% |
| 2011 | 416 | +97 | +30.26% |
| 2010 | 319 | −87 | −21.51% |
| 2009 | 406 | +14 | +3.65% |
| 2008 | 392 | −11 | −2.65% |
| 2007 | 403 | +57 | +16.65% |
| 2006 | 345 | −63 | −15.39% |
| 2005 | 408 | −17 | −4.01% |
| 2004 | 425 | +43 | +11.11% |
| 2003 | 383 | −28 | −6.81% |
| 2002 | 411 | +49 | +13.66% |
| 2001 | 361 | +3 | +0.81% |
| 2000 | 358 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector per kilowatt-hour of generation. A single number into which the whole structure of generation folds: a coal plant gives about 820 grams per kilowatt-hour, a gas plant roughly 490, and nuclear, wind and solar single digits. The indicator therefore reads as a summary verdict on a power system and is especially useful for comparing countries with different generation mixes: one may have a lot of hydro and another nuclear, yet the result comes out close.
Important: Emissions from generating electricity are counted, without emissions from building the plants and extracting the fuel. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.
Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.
How much carbon dioxide the electricity sector of a country emits in a year.
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Emissions Carbon intensity of the economyHow many kilograms of CO2 fall on each dollar of output produced.
