Sri Lanka CO2 emissions data for 2012
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did Sri Lanka emit in 2012?
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Sri Lanka emitted 15.8 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2012.
This represents 0.05% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of Sri Lanka in 2012?
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In 2012, Sri Lanka emitted 0.75 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 21017150.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 15.8 million tonnes emitted by Sri Lanka in 2012 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
13.1 |
0.62 |
| Gas |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Coal |
1.92 |
0.09 |
| Cement |
0.78 |
0.04 |
| Flaring |
0.0 |
0.0 |
See how Sri Lanka compares to other countries in 2012 rankings.