Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 90.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Sri Lanka, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Sri Lanka is 90.8%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Sri Lanka peaked at 91.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 90.8%, in 2005.
Sri Lanka ranks 20th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 91.2% | — |
| 2001 | 91.2% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 91.1% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 91.0% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 90.9% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 90.8% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.9% | 90.8% | 91.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 90.8% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.8% | 90.8% | 90.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Sri Lanka?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Sri Lanka was 90.8% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.8% in 2005.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Sri Lanka ranks 20th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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