CO2 from coal in Sri Lanka stood at 5.527 mn t in 2025, according to Our World in Data. The latest value is down 11% from 6.221 mn t in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 5.218 mn t (up 5.9% since). The highest value since 1950 was 6.445 mn t in 2020, the lowest 0 mn t in 1987. Sri Lanka ranked 55th highest of the 136 countries in this dataset in 2025; China ranked first.
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CO2 from coal in Sri Lanka stood at 5.527 mn t in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
The latest value is down 11% from 6.221 mn t in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 5.218 mn t (up 5.9% since).
Sri Lanka ranked 55th highest of the 136 countries in this dataset in 2025; China ranked first.
The highest value since 1950 was 6.445 mn t in 2020, the lowest 0 mn t in 1987.
| Indicator | CO2 from coal |
|---|---|
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Category | Commodities and Energy |
| Unit | mn t |
| Source | Our World in Data |
| Interactive chart | View on EconDash |
| API access | EconDash API documentation |
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Our World in Data. (2026). CO2 from coal — Sri Lanka [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/co2-from-coal/LKA. Original source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/annual-co2-coal
Our World in Data. "CO2 from coal — Sri Lanka." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/co2-from-coal/LKA. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/annual-co2-coal.
Our World in Data. 2026. "CO2 from coal — Sri Lanka." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/co2-from-coal/LKA. Original source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/annual-co2-coal.
@misc{econdash_co2_from_coal_lka,
author = {{Our World in Data}},
title = {{CO2 from coal --- Sri Lanka}},
howpublished = {EconDash},
year = {2026},
url = {https://econdash.org/chart/co2-from-coal/LKA},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/annual-co2-coal}
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