Cumulative CO2 emissions — all countries

Cumulative CO2 emissions — Sri Lanka

Cumulative CO2 emissions in Sri Lanka in 2024 — 567.87 Mt. Ranked 118 in the world out of 214. Since 1950, the indicator has risen by 34,803%.

2024 567.87 Mt +3.81% vs 2023
World rank 118of 214
Period maximum 567.87 Mt2024
Period minimum 1.63 Mt1950

Trend over time

1950–2024 · million tonnes

Cumulative CO2 emissions — Sri Lanka, 1950–2024020040060019501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 1.63 Mt1952: 5.11 Mt1954: 8.96 Mt1956: 12.04 Mt1958: 16.31 Mt1960: 20.62 Mt1962: 25.52 Mt1964: 30.32 Mt1966: 35.64 Mt1968: 41.82 Mt1970: 49.73 Mt1972: 56.45 Mt1974: 63.04 Mt1976: 68.7 Mt1978: 75 Mt1980: 82.14 Mt1982: 90.54 Mt1984: 99.19 Mt1986: 106.7 Mt1988: 114.12 Mt1990: 121.34 Mt1992: 130.48 Mt1994: 140.73 Mt1996: 153.31 Mt1998: 168.34 Mt2000: 186.71 Mt2002: 207.65 Mt2004: 230.32 Mt2006: 253.49 Mt2008: 276.99 Mt2010: 302.25 Mt2012: 332.12 Mt2014: 363.34 Mt2016: 404.86 Mt2018: 447.16 Mt2020: 488.68 Mt2022: 527.88 Mt2024: 567.87 Mt
Change over the period: +566.24 (+34,802.95%) Average annual rate: 8.23 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka 567.87 Mt
World computed 1,803,056.96 Mt
South Asia computed 74,919.39 Mt
Southern Asia computed 96,730.03 Mt
Lower-middle-income countries computed 171,074.03 Mt
Cumulative CO2 emissions — Sri Lanka, by year Sri Lanka All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 567.87 +20.82 +3.81%
2023 547.05 +19.17 +3.63%
2022 527.88 +18.38 +3.61%
2021 509.5 +20.82 +4.26%
2020 488.68 +20.41 +4.36%
2019 468.27 +21.11 +4.72%
2018 447.16 +20.14 +4.72%
2017 427.03 +22.17 +5.48%
2016 404.86 +22.34 +5.84%
2015 382.52 +19.18 +5.28%
2014 363.34 +17.08 +4.93%
2013 346.26 +14.14 +4.26%
2012 332.12 +15.39 +4.86%
2011 316.73 +14.48 +4.79%
2010 302.25 +12.7 +4.38%
2009 289.56 +12.57 +4.54%
2008 276.99 +11.65 +4.39%
2007 265.34 +11.84 +4.67%
2006 253.49 +11.5 +4.75%
2005 241.99 +11.67 +5.07%
2004 230.32 +11.91 +5.45%
2003 218.41 +10.76 +5.18%
2002 207.65 +10.79 +5.48%
2001 196.86 +10.16 +5.44%
2000 186.71 +9.99 +5.65%
1999 176.72 +8.38 +4.98%
1998 168.34 +7.62 +4.74%
1997 160.71 +7.4 +4.83%
1996 153.31 +6.86 +4.69%
1995 146.45 +5.72 +4.06%
1994 140.73 +5.34 +3.95%
1993 135.39 +4.91 +3.76%
1992 130.48 +5.04 +4.01%
1991 125.44 +4.11 +3.38%
1990 121.34 +3.8 +3.24%
1989 117.53 +3.42 +3%
1988 114.12 +3.43 +3.1%
1987 110.69 +3.99 +3.74%
1986 106.7 +3.62 +3.51%
1985 103.07 +3.88 +3.91%
1984 99.19 +3.82 +4.01%
1983 95.37 +4.83 +5.33%
1982 90.54 +4.43 +5.15%
1981 86.11 +3.97 +4.84%
1980 82.14 +3.36 +4.26%
1979 78.78 +3.78 +5.04%
1978 75 +3.41 +4.76%
1977 71.59 +2.9 +4.21%
1976 68.7 +2.78 +4.22%
1975 65.92 +2.88 +4.57%
1974 63.04 +2.91 +4.85%
1973 60.12 +3.68 +6.51%
1972 56.45 +3.53 +6.67%
1971 52.92 +3.19 +6.42%
1970 49.73 +3.59 +7.79%
1969 46.13 +4.32 +10.32%
1968 41.82 +3.24 +8.39%
1967 38.58 +2.95 +8.26%
1966 35.64 +2.66 +8.07%
1965 32.98 +2.66 +8.76%
1964 30.32 +2.27 +8.1%
1963 28.05 +2.53 +9.92%
1962 25.52 +2.56 +11.16%
1961 22.96 +2.33 +11.31%
1960 20.62 +2.26 +12.29%
1959 18.37 +2.06 +12.6%
1958 16.31 +1.95 +13.57%
1957 14.36 +2.32 +19.26%
1956 12.04 +1.42 +13.35%
1955 10.62 +1.66 +18.56%
1954 8.96 +1.78 +24.86%
1953 7.18 +2.07 +40.42%
1952 5.11 +1.94 +61.08%
1951 3.17 +1.55 +95.02%
1950 1.63

About the indicator

Total CO2 emissions of a country from 1750 through the year shown. It is cumulative emissions rather than current ones that determine the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere and the warming already reached, which makes this indicator the basis of the argument about the historical responsibility of countries that industrialized earlier.

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