Climate Change in Sri Lanka

1,191 indicators covering climate change for Sri Lanka.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), annual growth rate -13.86 % change on previous year 2023 down 375.6% 151st
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), annual growth rate -13.83 % change on previous year 2023 down 376.8% 159th
Urban population, per square kilometre 71.77 units per square kilometre 2023 up 18.6% 90th
Population, total, per square kilometre 356.24 units per square kilometre 2023 up 8.5% 32nd
Rice — Production 4.51 million t 2023 down 2.3% 18th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 0 kt per person 2023 down 12.8% 80th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 5.4% 25th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 0 kt per person 2023 down 12.8% 80th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 5.4% 25th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions) 0 kt per person 2023 down 12.8% 80th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions) 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 5.4% 25th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) 0 kt per person 2023 down 12.8% 80th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 5.4% 25th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 0.541 kg per person 2023 down 12.8% 80th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 192.74 kg per square kilometre 2023 down 5.4% 25th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 1.62 kg per person 2023 down 12.8% 80th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 578.23 kg per square kilometre 2023 down 5.4% 25th
All Crops — Crops total (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 11.5% 75th
All Crops — Crops total (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 3.9% 23rd
Change in per capita CO₂ emissions and GDP 14,583 international-$ in 2021 prices 2025 up 9.4% 114th
Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP 317.26 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 2025 up 13.5% 61st
Sorghum — Crop residues 4,294 kg 2050 99th
Sorghum — Crop residues 0.0001 kt 2050 96th
Sorghum — Crop residues 0.0001 kt 2050 95th
Sorghum — Crop residues 0 kt 2050 92nd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 14.6% 51st
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 14.5% 51st
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions) 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 14.6% 51st
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 14.6% 51st
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.41 kg per person 2023 down 12.8% 80th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1,927 kg per square kilometre 2023 down 5.4% 25th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP 2023 down 14.6% 51st
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP 2023 down 14.6% 51st
All Crops — Crops total (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 13.3% 55th
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq), per capita 0.0002 kt per person 2023 down 9.2% 34th
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq), per square kilometre 0.0728 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 1.5% 6th
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O, per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 11.5% 75th
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O, per square 0.0158 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 3.9% 23rd
Emissions from crops — Emissions, per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 11.5% 75th
Emissions from crops — Emissions, per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 3.9% 23rd
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 12.8% 80th
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq), per square kilometre 0.0106 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 5.4% 25th
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O, per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 12.8% 80th
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O, per square 0.0106 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 5.4% 25th
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions, per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 12.8% 80th
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions, per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 5.4% 25th
Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions, per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 12.8% 80th
Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions, per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 5.4% 25th
Forestland — Area 2,121 1000 ha 2025 up 1.1% 101st
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) -0.7997 kt 2025 down 100.9% 99th
Net Forest conversion — Area 4.94 1000 ha 2025 down 57.2% 58th
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) 675.47 kt 2025 down 57.0% 66th
Carbon stock change in forests — Area 2,126 1000 ha 2025 up 0.8% 101st
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) 674.67 kt 2025 down 59.3% 55th
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 79.02 million t 2025 up 1.5% 134th
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 11.0% 28th
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O, per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 13.3% 55th
Emissions from crops — Emissions, per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 13.3% 55th
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 14.6% 51st
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O, per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 14.6% 51st