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Sri Lanka: Carbon intensity of electricity generation

352.22gCO2e per kWh · 2025-15.9% since 2015

Emissions per unit of electricity generated, as estimated by Ember. Annual figures for Sri Lanka from 2000 to 2025.

20002025

Every year

YearValue (gCO2e per kWh)Note
2025352.219
2024403.995
2023416.901
2022410.448
2021417.933
2020513.212
2019518.476
2018448.724
2017532.774
2016522.432
2015418.849
2014461.687
2013301.836
2012496.102
2011415.584
2010319.496
2009406.977
2008392.238
2007403.138
2006345.657
2005408.503
2004425.216
2003382.045
2002411.239
2001361.319
2000357.67

Source

Published by Ember, produced by Ember. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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Ember (2026). Carbon intensity of electricity generation. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ember-carbon-intensity (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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