Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square was 17,844 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square in Sri Lanka, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Sri Lanka is 17,844 current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 143.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Sri Lanka peaked at 17,844 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 742.01 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1990.
Sri Lanka ranks 75th of 208 countries on this measure, 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$) … square in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 742.01 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 815 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1992 | 1,121 current US$ per square kilometre | +37.6% |
| 1993 | 1,138 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 1,347 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1995 | 1,419 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 2,122 current US$ per square kilometre | +49.6% |
| 1997 | 2,202 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 2,350 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 2,689 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 3,235 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2001 | 3,358 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 3,660 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 4,158 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 4,528 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 5,187 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2006 | 4,849 current US$ per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 5,581 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 5,482 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 5,413 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 5,956 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 7,335 current US$ per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2012 | 8,348 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 7,464 current US$ per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 9,450 current US$ per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 2015 | 11,439 current US$ per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2016 | 12,724 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 14,122 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 13,736 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 15,675 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 15,917 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 17,844 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 17,844 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12,139 current US$ per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 17,844 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 26,314 current US$ per square kilometre, 68% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,595 current US$ per square kilometre | 742.01 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,689 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,545 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,235 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,581 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,625 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,956 current US$ per square kilometre | 15,675 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,880 current US$ per square kilometre | 15,917 current US$ per square kilometre | 17,844 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 72 Spain 19,339 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 73 Iran 19,182 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 74 Bosnia and Herzegovina 18,496 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 76 El Salvador 16,747 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 77 Iraq 16,286 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 78 South Africa 15,719 current US$ per square kilometre compare
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$), per square in Sri Lanka?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Sri Lanka was 17,844 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 17,844 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 742.01 current US$ per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square?
- Sri Lanka ranks 75th out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 143.3%. 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.