Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 572.71 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Sri Lanka, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 572.71 for lakes and rivers permanent water area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Sri Lanka peaked at 572.71 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 87.94, in 2000.
Sri Lanka ranks 78th of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 399.38 | 87.94 | 515.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 537.12 | 515.7 | 553.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 560.89 | 554.65 | 572.71 | 3 |
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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 in Sri Lanka?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Sri Lanka was 572.71 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 572.71 in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.94 in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Sri Lanka ranks 78th out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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 (square kilometres). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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