Climate Change in Sri Lanka 1,227 indicators covering climate change for Sri Lanka. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price 0.0% 2025 — 50th Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 77.48 years 2023 up 2.6% 84th Rice — Area harvested, per capita 0.0528 ha per person 2023 down 8.6% 11th Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre 18.8 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 0.8% 4th Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 8.6% 11th Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 0.8% 4th Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 8.4% 11th Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 0.6% 4th Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita 0.029 t per person 2023 down 8.6% 11th Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square 10.34 t per square kilometre 2023 down 0.8% 4th Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population 100 2022 up 18.1% 1st Beans, dry — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 6.6% 79th Beans, dry — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 1.4% 52nd Beans, dry — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 6.6% 84th Beans, dry — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 1.4% 54th Beans, dry — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 6.6% 85th Beans, dry — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 1.4% 54th Beans, dry — Crop residues (N content), per capita 0.0035 kg per person 2023 down 8.4% 88th Beans, dry — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 1.24 kg per square kilometre 2023 down 0.6% 58th Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita 0.0002 kt per person 2023 down 8.6% 16th Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre 0.0561 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 0.8% 6th Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita 0.0002 kt per person 2023 down 8.6% 16th Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square 0.0561 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 0.8% 6th Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 8.6% 16th Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre 0.002 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 0.8% 6th Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and other mixtures with calcium 0 t 2023 — 137th Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and other mixtures with calcium 0.02 1000 USD 2023 up 100.0% 139th Agricultural water withdrawal, Percent of total water withdrawal 87.36 2021 unchanged 34th Pre- and post-production — Energy Use 0.1635 TJ 2011 down 71.4% 108th Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Energy Use 0.1635 TJ 2011 down 71.4% 108th Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 10.4% 23rd Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 10.4% 23rd Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 10.4% 23rd Per capita methane emissions by sector 0.4353 kilograms per person 2023 — 134th Nitrous oxide emissions by sector 1.39 million tonnes 2023 down 4.1% 117th Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 6.80 million tonnes 2023 down 3.1% 98th Methane emissions by sector 0 tonnes 2023 — 72nd Methane emissions from agriculture 5.41 million tonnes 2023 down 2.9% 87th Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport 327.8 kilograms per person 2023 down 9.3% 130th CO₂ emissions from transport 7.53 million tonnes 2023 down 2.5% 78th Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector 117.97 kilograms per person 2023 up 18.3% 81st Climate-driven Hazard & Exposure 3.7 2025 down 19.6% 93rd Climate-driven INFORM Risk Indicator 4.2 2025 unchanged 79th Lack of coping capacity 5 2025 up 19.0% 66th Vulnerability 4 2025 up 5.3% 88th CO₂ emissions by sector 840,000 tonnes 2023 up 50.0% 95th Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector 36.57 kilograms per person 2023 up 39.5% 143rd Terrestrial protected areas 30.8% 2025 up 3.0% 35th Terrestrial and marine protected areas 3.7% 2025 up 8.8% 158th Marine protected areas 0.3% 2025 up 200.0% 126th Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 8.6% 14th Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre 0.002 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 0.8% 5th Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 8.7% 10th Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 0.9% 3rd Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 8.7% 10th Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 0.9% 3rd Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 8.7% 10th Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 0.9% 3rd Rice — Crop residues (N content), per capita 2.59 kg per person 2023 down 8.7% 10th Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 924.09 kg per square kilometre 2023 down 0.9% 3rd ← Previous Page 19 of 21 Next →