Climate Change in Sri Lanka

1,191 indicators covering climate change for Sri Lanka.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O, per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 10.1% 129th
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4, per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 12.3% 103rd
Emissions from livestock — Emissions, per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 10.1% 129th
Emissions from livestock — Emissions, per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 12.3% 103rd
Manure applied to Soils — Emissions (CO2eq), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 11.1% 125th
Manure applied to Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O, per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 11.1% 125th
Manure applied to Soils — Emissions, per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 11.1% 125th
Manure applied to Soils — Indirect emissions, per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 11.2% 126th
Manure applied to Soils — Direct emissions, per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 11.1% 125th
Manure left on Pasture — Emissions (CO2eq), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 9.6% 115th
Manure left on Pasture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O, per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 9.6% 115th
Manure left on Pasture — Emissions, per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 9.6% 115th
Manure left on Pasture — Indirect emissions, per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 9.1% 121st
Manure left on Pasture — Direct emissions, per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 9.8% 114th
Manure Management — Emissions (CO2eq), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 9.6% 117th
Manure Management — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O, per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 11.2% 151st
Manure Management — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 9.4% 103rd
Manure Management — Emissions (N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 11.2% 151st
Manure Management — Indirect emissions (N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 9.1% 121st
Manure Management — Direct emissions (N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 11.9% 149th
Manure Management — Emissions (CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 9.4% 103rd
Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 12.6% 96th
Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per unit of 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 12.6% 96th
Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 12.6% 96th
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.0% 53rd
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.0% 51st
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources 10.63 terawatt-hours 2025 up 65.1% 80th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person 457.61 kilowatt-hours 2025 up 54.4% 102nd
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita 0.0772 2024 up 15.8% 150th
Cropland organic soils — Area 16,833 ha 2024 down 4.0% 49th
Cropland organic soils — Emissions 0.1306 kt 2024 down 4.2% 55th
Cropland organic soils — Emissions 853.09 kt 2024 down 4.2% 46th
Grassland organic soils — Area 10,684 ha 2024 up 1.8% 46th
Grassland organic soils — Emissions 0.0812 kt 2024 up 2.0% 48th
Grassland organic soils — Emissions 363.75 kt 2024 up 2.0% 42nd
Drained organic soils — Area 27,518 ha 2024 down 1.8% 52nd
Drained organic soils — Emissions 0.2118 kt 2024 down 1.9% 56th
Drained organic soils — Emissions 1,217 kt 2024 down 2.4% 48th
Forest fires — Burning crop residues 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 112th
Forest fires — Burned Area 0 ha 2024 down 100.0% 112th
Forest fires — Emissions 0 kt 2024 down 100.0% 112th
Forest fires — Emissions 0 kt 2024 down 100.0% 112th
Other forest — Burning crop residues 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 93rd
Other forest — Burned Area 0 ha 2024 down 100.0% 93rd
Other forest — Emissions 0 kt 2024 down 100.0% 93rd
Other forest — Emissions 0 kt 2024 down 100.0% 93rd
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues 1,676 t 2024 down 98.0% 119th
Savanna fires — Burned Area 256.5 ha 2024 down 98.0% 123rd
Savanna fires — Emissions 0.0039 kt 2024 down 98.0% 119th
Savanna fires — Emissions 0.0004 kt 2024 down 97.7% 119th
Grassland — Burning crop residues 222.32 t 2024 down 96.7% 128th
Grassland — Burned Area 42.75 ha 2024 down 96.7% 130th
Grassland — Emissions 0.0005 kt 2024 down 96.8% 128th
Grassland — Emissions 0 kt 2024 down 100.0% 128th
Savanna — Burning crop residues 1,197 t 2024 down 97.7% 97th
Savanna — Burned Area 171 ha 2024 down 97.7% 99th
Savanna — Emissions 0.0028 kt 2024 down 97.7% 97th
Savanna — Emissions 0.0003 kt 2024 down 97.3% 95th
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues 256.49 t 2024 down 99.0% 91st
Woody savanna — Burned Area 42.75 ha 2024 down 99.0% 94th