Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 1.10 billion current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Sri Lanka, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Sri Lanka is 1.10 billion current US$, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.1% on the previous year and up 140.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.10 billion current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 46.53 million current US$, in 1990.
Sri Lanka ranks 79th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.53 million current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 51.11 million current US$ | +9.8% |
| 1992 | 70.33 million current US$ | +37.6% |
| 1993 | 71.37 million current US$ | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 84.49 million current US$ | +18.4% |
| 1995 | 88.97 million current US$ | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 133.07 million current US$ | +49.6% |
| 1997 | 138.08 million current US$ | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 147.40 million current US$ | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 168.63 million current US$ | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 202.88 million current US$ | +20.3% |
| 2001 | 210.56 million current US$ | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 229.54 million current US$ | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 260.77 million current US$ | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 283.94 million current US$ | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 325.26 million current US$ | +14.6% |
| 2006 | 304.10 million current US$ | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 349.99 million current US$ | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 343.79 million current US$ | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 339.42 million current US$ | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 373.52 million current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 459.95 million current US$ | +23.1% |
| 2012 | 523.53 million current US$ | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 468.07 million current US$ | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 592.61 million current US$ | +26.6% |
| 2015 | 707.98 million current US$ | +19.5% |
| 2016 | 787.54 million current US$ | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 874.06 million current US$ | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 849.79 million current US$ | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 969.72 million current US$ | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 984.61 million current US$ | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.10 billion current US$ | +12.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1.10 billion current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 960.77 million current US$, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 1.10 billion current US$ is above the median for South Asia, which is 920.43 million current US$, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.00 million current US$ | 46.53 million current US$ | 168.63 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 285.02 million current US$ | 202.88 million current US$ | 349.99 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 660.68 million current US$ | 373.52 million current US$ | 969.72 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 billion current US$ | 984.61 million current US$ | 1.10 billion current US$ | 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 in Sri Lanka?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Sri Lanka was 1.10 billion current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.10 billion current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.53 million current US$ in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Sri Lanka ranks 79th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cost of damage due to carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use and the manufacture of cement, estimated to be US$40 per ton of CO2 (the unit damage in 2017 US dollars for CO2 emitted in 2020) times the number of tons of CO2 emitted. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.