Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita was 49.82 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Sri Lanka, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Sri Lanka stood at 49.82 current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 127.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 49.82 current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.85 current US$ per person, in 1990.
That places Sri Lanka 151st out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.85 current US$ per person | — |
| 1991 | 3.1 current US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 4.2 current US$ per person | +35.4% |
| 1993 | 4.19 current US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 4.89 current US$ per person | +16.7% |
| 1995 | 5.07 current US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 7.43 current US$ per person | +46.7% |
| 1997 | 7.57 current US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 7.93 current US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 8.9 current US$ per person | +12.3% |
| 2000 | 10.52 current US$ per person | +18.1% |
| 2001 | 10.74 current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 11.59 current US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 13.07 current US$ per person | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 14.14 current US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 16.09 current US$ per person | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 14.94 current US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 17.08 current US$ per person | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 16.67 current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 16.35 current US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 17.89 current US$ per person | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 21.89 current US$ per person | +22.4% |
| 2012 | 24.73 current US$ per person | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 22.74 current US$ per person | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 28.52 current US$ per person | +25.4% |
| 2015 | 33.76 current US$ per person | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 37.13 current US$ per person | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 40.74 current US$ per person | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 39.21 current US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 44.48 current US$ per person | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 44.92 current US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 49.82 current US$ per person | +10.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 49.82 current US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 126.74 current US$ per person, 39% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 49.82 current US$ per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 56.13 current US$ per person, 89% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.61 current US$ per person | 2.85 current US$ per person | 8.9 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.12 current US$ per person | 10.52 current US$ per person | 17.08 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.11 current US$ per person | 17.89 current US$ per person | 44.48 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.37 current US$ per person | 44.92 current US$ per person | 49.82 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More economy & growth data for Sri Lanka
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.07 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -7.82 Percent per annum (2022)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -66.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.0483 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -68.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 33.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0295 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Sri Lanka was 49.82 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 49.82 current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.85 current US$ per person in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 151st out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.