Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 22.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Sri Lanka, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 22.3% for lakes and rivers permanent water area change in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.9% on the previous year and up 74.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Sri Lanka peaked at 22.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2007.
That places Sri Lanka 62nd out of 216 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.2% | 6.9% | 10.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 10.1% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 18.5% | 22.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 59 Ireland 24.2% compare
- 60 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 24.0% compare
- 61 Pakistan 22.3% compare
- 63 Iceland 21.9% compare
- 64 French Guiana 21.8% compare
- 65 Guinea-Bissau 21.0% 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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 46.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.79 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.72 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 11.98 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Sri Lanka?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Sri Lanka was 22.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2007.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Sri Lanka ranks 62nd out of 216 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Lakes and rivers permanent water area change (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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