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Carbon intensity of the economy — Sri Lanka

Carbon intensity of the economy in Sri Lanka in 2022 — 0.072 kg/$. Ranked 7 in the world out of 164. Since 1950, the indicator has fallen by 33.3%.

2022 0.072 kg/$ −4% vs 2021
World rank 7of 164
Period maximum 0.15 kg/$1969
Period minimum 0.054 kg/$1989

Trend over time

1950–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Sri Lanka, 1950–20220.050.0750.10.1250.1519501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 0.108 kg/$1952: 0.116 kg/$1954: 0.102 kg/$1956: 0.076 kg/$1958: 0.1 kg/$1960: 0.11 kg/$1962: 0.118 kg/$1964: 0.098 kg/$1966: 0.113 kg/$1968: 0.117 kg/$1970: 0.119 kg/$1972: 0.116 kg/$1974: 0.089 kg/$1976: 0.081 kg/$1978: 0.087 kg/$1980: 0.077 kg/$1982: 0.09 kg/$1984: 0.071 kg/$1986: 0.061 kg/$1988: 0.056 kg/$1990: 0.057 kg/$1992: 0.071 kg/$1994: 0.065 kg/$1996: 0.071 kg/$1998: 0.073 kg/$2000: 0.087 kg/$2002: 0.094 kg/$2004: 0.094 kg/$2006: 0.08 kg/$2008: 0.072 kg/$2010: 0.07 kg/$2012: 0.072 kg/$2014: 0.073 kg/$2016: 0.087 kg/$2018: 0.072 kg/$2020: 0.076 kg/$2022: 0.072 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.036 (−33.33%) Average annual rate: -0.56 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Sri Lanka 0.072 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
South Asia computed 0.242 kg/$
Southern Asia computed 0.264 kg/$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.246 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Sri Lanka, by year Sri Lanka All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.072 −0.003 −4%
2021 0.075 −0.001 −1.32%
2020 0.076 +0.001 +1.33%
2019 0.075 +0.003 +4.17%
2018 0.072 −0.009 −11.11%
2017 0.081 −0.006 −6.9%
2016 0.087 +0.009 +11.54%
2015 0.078 +0.005 +6.85%
2014 0.073 +0.009 +14.06%
2013 0.064 −0.008 −11.11%
2012 0.072 −0.002 −2.7%
2011 0.074 +0.004 +5.71%
2010 0.07 −0.005 −6.67%
2009 0.075 +0.003 +4.17%
2008 0.072 −0.005 −6.49%
2007 0.077 −0.003 −3.75%
2006 0.08 −0.007 −8.05%
2005 0.087 −0.007 −7.45%
2004 0.094 +0.005 +5.62%
2003 0.089 −0.005 −5.32%
2002 0.094 +0.003 +3.3%
2001 0.091 +0.004 +4.6%
2000 0.087 +0.008 +10.13%
1999 0.079 +0.006 +8.22%
1998 0.073 +0.003 +4.29%
1997 0.07 −0.001 −1.41%
1996 0.071 +0.005 +7.58%
1995 0.066 +0.001 +1.54%
1994 0.065 +0.001 +1.56%
1993 0.064 −0.007 −9.86%
1992 0.071 +0.015 +26.79%
1991 0.056 −0.001 −1.75%
1990 0.057 +0.003 +5.56%
1989 0.054 −0.002 −3.57%
1988 0.056 −0.011 −16.42%
1987 0.067 +0.006 +9.84%
1986 0.061 −0.008 −11.59%
1985 0.069 −0.002 −2.82%
1984 0.071 −0.023 −24.47%
1983 0.094 +0.004 +4.44%
1982 0.09 +0.005 +5.88%
1981 0.085 +0.008 +10.39%
1980 0.077 −0.014 −15.38%
1979 0.091 +0.004 +4.6%
1978 0.087 +0.008 +10.13%
1977 0.079 −0.002 −2.47%
1976 0.081 −0.005 −5.81%
1975 0.086 −0.003 −3.37%
1974 0.089 −0.027 −23.28%
1973 0.116 +0 +0%
1972 0.116 +0.009 +8.41%
1971 0.107 −0.012 −10.08%
1970 0.119 −0.031 −20.67%
1969 0.15 +0.033 +28.21%
1968 0.117 +0.003 +2.63%
1967 0.114 +0.001 +0.88%
1966 0.113 +0.002 +1.8%
1965 0.111 +0.013 +13.27%
1964 0.098 −0.017 −14.78%
1963 0.115 −0.003 −2.54%
1962 0.118 +0.006 +5.36%
1961 0.112 +0.002 +1.82%
1960 0.11 +0.006 +5.77%
1959 0.104 +0.004 +4%
1958 0.1 −0.023 −18.7%
1957 0.123 +0.047 +61.84%
1956 0.076 −0.014 −15.56%
1955 0.09 −0.012 −11.76%
1954 0.102 −0.019 −15.7%
1953 0.121 +0.005 +4.31%
1952 0.116 +0.019 +19.59%
1951 0.097 −0.011 −10.19%
1950 0.108 — —

Southern Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

LK Sri Lanka 0.072 BD Bangladesh 0.119 PK Pakistan 0.161 NP Nepal 0.183 AF Afghanistan 0.191 IN India 0.27 IR Iran 0.488
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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