Environment in Sri Lanka 54 indicators covering environment for Sri Lanka. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.72 Mt CO2e 2024 up 21.1% 58th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 10.32 Mt CO2e 2024 up 28.5% 68th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.2536 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 up 15.8% 116th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 8.3 Mt CO2e 2024 up 22.7% 69th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.06 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 23.7% 140th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 23.33 Mt CO2e 2024 up 30.5% 83rd Aquaculture production 56,118 metric tons 2024 up 64.0% 47th Capture fisheries production 355,902 metric tons 2024 down 27.9% 47th Total fisheries production 412,020 metric tons 2024 down 21.9% 47th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.15 Mt CO2e 2024 up 186.6% 82nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.9781 Mt CO2e 2024 down 1.6% 113th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0127 Mt CO2e 2024 down 69.5% 123rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.24 Mt CO2e 2024 up 36.0% 92nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 1.32 Mt CO2e 2024 down 10.1% 110th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0868 Mt CO2e 2024 down 21.9% 82nd Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0632 Mt CO2e 2024 up 30.6% 49th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 37.17 Mt CO2e 2024 up 23.5% 98th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.2531 Mt CO2e 2024 up 6.8% 67th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1557 Mt CO2e 2024 up 2.2% 57th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.032 Mt CO2e 2024 up 44.8% 72nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 2.16 Mt CO2e 2024 down 6.1% 107th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.2219 Mt CO2e 2024 down 4.1% 106th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.094 Mt CO2e 2024 up 19.3% 32nd Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0059 Mt CO2e 2024 up 20.4% 94th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.7 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 17.1% 162nd Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 5.57 Mt CO2e 2024 up 18.3% 86th Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.6851 Mt CO2e 2024 down 21.8% 62nd Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0046 Mt CO2e 2024 down 95.4% 162nd Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0737 Mt CO2e 2024 up 11.7% 31st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e 2024 down 100.0% 152nd Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.12 Mt CO2e 2024 up 14.6% 96th F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 0.5534 Mt CO2e 2024 up 162.3% 106th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.0772 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 up 15.8% 150th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 450.5% 2024 up 40.0% 31st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 32.7% 2024 down 20.8% 119th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 133.5% 2024 up 49.9% 73rd Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 10.6% 2024 up 404.0% 131st Coal rents 0.0% 2021 — 70th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 0.3407 Mt CO2e 2024 down 13.1% 42nd Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 90.79 2022 unchanged 19th Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 16.7 Mt CO2e 2023 up 75.1% 107th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop -18.48 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 148th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 26.2% 2023 up 59.8% 130th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 35.4% 2023 up 46.3% 144th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 72.5% 2023 up 18.5% 137th Forest rents 0.1% 2021 down 45.4% 119th Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 6.91 2022 up 21.3% 147th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -2.83 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 91st Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 0.3861 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 98th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land -16.04 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 173rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — 38th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 43.5% 2017 down 56.5% 141st PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 123rd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 92nd