How does Sri Lanka rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?

Sri Lanka ranks 107th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Sri Lanka?

Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?

The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Sri Lanka

Name: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Sri Lanka
Creator: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Sri Lanka: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 2.16 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

2.16 Mt CO2e

Change on year

up 2.8%

World rank

107th

of 203 countries

All-time high

2.55 Mt CO2e

in 2015

All-time low

1.13 Mt CO2e

in 1975

Years of data

1970–2024

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Sri Lanka, 1970–2024

Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 2.16 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024.

That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Sri Lanka peaked at 2.55 Mt CO2e in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.13 Mt CO2e, in 1975.

Sri Lanka ranks 107th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	1.23 Mt CO2e	1.13 Mt CO2e	1.38 Mt CO2e	10
1980s	1.57 Mt CO2e	1.41 Mt CO2e	1.71 Mt CO2e	10
1990s	1.77 Mt CO2e	1.58 Mt CO2e	1.96 Mt CO2e	10
2000s	1.95 Mt CO2e	1.89 Mt CO2e	2.06 Mt CO2e	10
2010s	2.13 Mt CO2e	1.82 Mt CO2e	2.55 Mt CO2e	10
2020s	2.05 Mt CO2e	1.78 Mt CO2e	2.18 Mt CO2e	5

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

104 Latvia 2.33 Mt CO2e compare
105 Croatia 2.21 Mt CO2e compare
106 United Arab Emirates 2.21 Mt CO2e compare
108 Benin 2.13 Mt CO2e compare
109 Switzerland 2.08 Mt CO2e compare
110 Tajikistan 2.08 Mt CO2e compare

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More environment data for Sri Lanka

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.2531 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon intensity of GDP 0.2536 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 8.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.06 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 23.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 10.32 Mt CO2e (2024)
Aquaculture production 56,118 metric tons (2024)
Capture fisheries production 355,902 metric tons (2024)
Total fisheries production 412,020 metric tons (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.15 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Sri Lanka?: Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Sri Lanka was 2.16 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Sri Lanka?: The highest recorded value was 2.55 Mt CO2e in 2015.
What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Sri Lanka?: The lowest recorded value was 1.13 Mt CO2e in 1975.
How does Sri Lanka rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?: Sri Lanka ranks 107th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Sri Lanka?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?: The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
Unit: Mt CO2e
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 250 places, 13,750 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).