Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
18th
of 139 countries
All-time high
0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, inland waters — area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Sri Lanka 18th out of 139 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 2016 | 0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre, 3.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 15 Denmark 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 16 Rwanda 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 17 Estonia 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 19 Cuba 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 20 Norway 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 21 Armenia 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Inland waters — area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest inland waters — area, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for inland waters — area, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 18th out of 139 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inland waters — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Inland waters — Area 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.
Inland waters — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Inland waters — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Inland waters — Area 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.