Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure was 0.0027 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0027 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
75th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0051 units per square kilometre
in 1965
All-time low
0.0023 units per square kilometre
in 2003
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure in Sri Lanka, 1961–2019

00.0020.0040.006196119902019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - manure in Sri Lanka is 0.0027 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - manure in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0051 units per square kilometre in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 units per square kilometre, in 2003.

Sri Lanka ranks 75th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0038 units per square kilometre
1962 0.0036 units per square kilometre -4.0%
1963 0.0042 units per square kilometre +16.2%
1964 0.0049 units per square kilometre +15.7%
1965 0.0051 units per square kilometre +4.1%
1966 0.0044 units per square kilometre -13.3%
1967 0.0042 units per square kilometre -4.8%
1968 0.0042 units per square kilometre +0.5%
1969 0.004 units per square kilometre -4.0%
1970 0.0039 units per square kilometre -3.1%
1971 0.0039 units per square kilometre -0.4%
1972 0.004 units per square kilometre +1.5%
1973 0.0039 units per square kilometre -1.0%
1974 0.0039 units per square kilometre -0.8%
1975 0.004 units per square kilometre +3.5%
1976 0.0042 units per square kilometre +3.3%
1977 0.004 units per square kilometre -4.7%
1978 0.0038 units per square kilometre -3.7%
1979 0.004 units per square kilometre +5.1%
1980 0.0041 units per square kilometre +2.1%
1981 0.0044 units per square kilometre +6.5%
1982 0.0042 units per square kilometre -2.7%
1983 0.0043 units per square kilometre +1.9%
1984 0.0045 units per square kilometre +3.7%
1985 0.0046 units per square kilometre +2.0%
1986 0.0046 units per square kilometre +0.3%
1987 0.0047 units per square kilometre +3.1%
1988 0.0046 units per square kilometre -2.3%
1989 0.0046 units per square kilometre +0.0%
1990 0.0046 units per square kilometre +0.3%
1991 0.0041 units per square kilometre -12.5%
1992 0.0043 units per square kilometre +6.9%
1993 0.0043 units per square kilometre -1.7%
1994 0.0043 units per square kilometre +0.4%
1995 0.0042 units per square kilometre -1.7%
1996 0.0041 units per square kilometre -2.3%
1997 0.0039 units per square kilometre -4.0%
1998 0.0025 units per square kilometre -37.3%
1999 0.0025 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2000 0.0024 units per square kilometre -3.6%
2001 0.0024 units per square kilometre -1.3%
2002 0.0023 units per square kilometre -1.5%
2003 0.0023 units per square kilometre -0.9%
2004 0.0024 units per square kilometre +5.0%
2005 0.0025 units per square kilometre +2.7%
2006 0.0026 units per square kilometre +2.4%
2007 0.0026 units per square kilometre +2.2%
2008 0.0026 units per square kilometre -0.0%
2009 0.0026 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2010 0.0028 units per square kilometre +6.5%
2011 0.0028 units per square kilometre -0.6%
2012 0.0029 units per square kilometre +4.6%
2013 0.0028 units per square kilometre -3.3%
2014 0.0027 units per square kilometre -5.3%
2015 0.0026 units per square kilometre -2.2%
2016 0.0024 units per square kilometre -8.4%
2017 0.0025 units per square kilometre +6.3%
2018 0.0028 units per square kilometre +8.6%
2019 0.0027 units per square kilometre -2.7%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 0.0027 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0016 units per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Sri Lanka's 0.0027 units per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.009 units per square kilometre, 30% of the median. (5 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure 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
1998 -37.3% 0.0039 units per square kilometre 0.0025 units per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0043 units per square kilometre 0.0036 units per square kilometre 0.0051 units per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.004 units per square kilometre 0.0038 units per square kilometre 0.0042 units per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0045 units per square kilometre 0.0041 units per square kilometre 0.0047 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0039 units per square kilometre 0.0025 units per square kilometre 0.0046 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0025 units per square kilometre 0.0023 units per square kilometre 0.0026 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0027 units per square kilometre 0.0024 units per square kilometre 0.0029 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 72 Israel 0.003 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 73 Singapore 0.003 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 74 Saint Lucia 0.0027 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 76 China 0.0026 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 77 Tajikistan 0.0026 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 78 Indonesia 0.0026 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - manure in Sri Lanka?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - manure in Sri Lanka was 0.0027 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - manure recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.0051 units per square kilometre in 1965.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - manure recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 units per square kilometre in 2003.
How does Sri Lanka rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - manure?
Sri Lanka ranks 75th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - manure rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 10,156 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.