Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Savanna fires in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Savanna fires was 4.02 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
4.02
Change on year
down 45.9%
World rank
105th
of 209 countries
All-time high
111.71
in 2005
All-time low
2.84
in 2017
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Savanna fires in Sri Lanka, 1990–2019

02550751001990200420191990: 37.11991: 37.11992: 37.11993: 37.11994: 37.11995: 37.11996: 13.91997: 111998: 111999: 13.92000: 6.32001: 3.72002: 69.92003: 71.82004: 107.92005: 111.72006: 59.42007: 58.62008: 35.12009: 69.22010: 20.92011: 36.42012: 63.52013: 15.22014: 24.12015: 12.42016: 20.12017: 2.82018: 7.42019: 4

Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 4.02 for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - savanna fires in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.9% on the previous year and down 94.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - savanna fires in Sri Lanka peaked at 111.71 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.84, in 2017.

Sri Lanka ranks 105th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Savanna fires in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Savanna fires in Sri Lanka, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 37.15 —
1991 37.15 +0.0%
1992 37.15 +0.0%
1993 37.15 +0.0%
1994 37.15 +0.0%
1995 37.15 +0.0%
1996 13.87 -62.6%
1997 11.03 -20.5%
1998 11.04 +0.0%
1999 13.88 +25.8%
2000 6.31 -54.5%
2001 3.67 -41.8%
2002 69.94 +1804.9%
2003 71.75 +2.6%
2004 107.95 +50.4%
2005 111.71 +3.5%
2006 59.4 -46.8%
2007 58.56 -1.4%
2008 35.09 -40.1%
2009 69.16 +97.1%
2010 20.86 -69.8%
2011 36.38 +74.4%
2012 63.5 +74.6%
2013 15.24 -76.0%
2014 24.09 +58.0%
2015 12.4 -48.5%
2016 20.09 +62.0%
2017 2.84 -85.9%
2018 7.43 +161.8%
2019 4.02 -45.9%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 4.02 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.5, 47% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Sri Lanka's 4.02 is below the median for South Asia, which is 8.42, 48% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Savanna fires in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2002 +1804.9% 3.67 69.94

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 27.27 11.03 37.15 10
2000s 59.36 3.67 111.71 10
2010s 20.68 2.84 63.5 10

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 102 Serbia 5.16 compare
  2. 103 Bulgaria 4.32 compare
  3. 104 Eritrea 4.2 compare
  4. 106 Tunisia 3.49 compare
  5. 107 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.46 compare
  6. 108 Greece 2.99 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - savanna fires in Sri Lanka?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - savanna fires in Sri Lanka was 4.02 in 2019, according to FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - savanna fires recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 111.71 in 2005.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - savanna fires recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 2.84 in 2017.
How does Sri Lanka rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - savanna fires?
Sri Lanka ranks 105th out of 209 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - savanna fires rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 94.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Savanna fires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Savanna fires
Source
FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 6,119 data points, 1990–2019
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The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated from agriculture and forest land. They consist of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from crop and livestock activities, forest management and include land use and land use change processes. Data are computed at Tier 1 of the IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Estimates are available by country, with global coverage for the period 1961–2019 with projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories of emissions or 1990–2019 for others. The database is updated annually. The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O and CO2 emissions/removals and their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 106 kg). The latter are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014).