Inland waters — Area in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Inland waters — Area was 375 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Inland waters — Area in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, inland waters — area in Sri Lanka stood at 375 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Sri Lanka peaked at 375 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 290 1000 ha, in 1961.
Sri Lanka ranks 82nd of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 290 1000 ha | 290 1000 ha | 290 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 290 1000 ha | 290 1000 ha | 290 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 290 1000 ha | 290 1000 ha | 290 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 290 1000 ha | 290 1000 ha | 290 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 290 1000 ha | 290 1000 ha | 290 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 331.45 1000 ha | 290 1000 ha | 374.6 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 375 1000 ha | 375 1000 ha | 375 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 24.72 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 637 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 7.11 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 14.58 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 440 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 39.94 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,205 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 45.48 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,372 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.11 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Sri Lanka?
- Inland waters — area in Sri Lanka was 375 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 375 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 290 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for inland waters — area?
- Sri Lanka ranks 82nd out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Inland waters — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.