How have things changed?, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0188 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
How have things changed?, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per capita in Sri Lanka is 0.0188 metric tons per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0254 metric tons per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.006 metric tons per person, in 1971.
Sri Lanka ranks 72nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0068 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0072 metric tons per person | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0072 metric tons per person | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0084 metric tons per person | +16.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0079 metric tons per person | -5.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0073 metric tons per person | -8.2% |
| 1971 | 0.006 metric tons per person | -17.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0072 metric tons per person | +20.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0074 metric tons per person | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0076 metric tons per person | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0081 metric tons per person | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0095 metric tons per person | +18.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0097 metric tons per person | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0109 metric tons per person | +12.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0113 metric tons per person | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0124 metric tons per person | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0134 metric tons per person | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0142 metric tons per person | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0143 metric tons per person | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0105 metric tons per person | -26.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0114 metric tons per person | +8.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0117 metric tons per person | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0118 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0128 metric tons per person | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0136 metric tons per person | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0112 metric tons per person | -17.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0129 metric tons per person | +14.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0123 metric tons per person | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0136 metric tons per person | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0144 metric tons per person | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0135 metric tons per person | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0147 metric tons per person | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 0.015 metric tons per person | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0156 metric tons per person | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0166 metric tons per person | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0156 metric tons per person | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0138 metric tons per person | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0139 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0162 metric tons per person | +16.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0168 metric tons per person | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0109 metric tons per person | -34.8% |
| 2006 | 0.014 metric tons per person | +27.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0153 metric tons per person | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0161 metric tons per person | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0166 metric tons per person | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0191 metric tons per person | +14.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0206 metric tons per person | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0217 metric tons per person | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0239 metric tons per person | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0254 metric tons per person | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.024 metric tons per person | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0243 metric tons per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0232 metric tons per person | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0235 metric tons per person | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0232 metric tons per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0194 metric tons per person | -16.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0191 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0176 metric tons per person | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0181 metric tons per person | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0188 metric tons per person | +3.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0188 metric tons per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0109 metric tons per person, 1.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0188 metric tons per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0158 metric tons per person, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0075 metric tons per person | 0.0068 metric tons per person | 0.0084 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0085 metric tons per person | 0.006 metric tons per person | 0.0113 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0126 metric tons per person | 0.0105 metric tons per person | 0.0143 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.014 metric tons per person | 0.0112 metric tons per person | 0.0166 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0149 metric tons per person | 0.0109 metric tons per person | 0.0168 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0229 metric tons per person | 0.0191 metric tons per person | 0.0254 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0186 metric tons per person | 0.0176 metric tons per person | 0.0194 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0188 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0254 metric tons per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.006 metric tons per person in 1971.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 72nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.