Reservoir maximum water area in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Reservoir maximum water area was 0.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir maximum water area in Sri Lanka, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, reservoir maximum water area in Sri Lanka stood at 0.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Sri Lanka 36th out of 222 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir maximum water area in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +177.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +64.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +34.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +29.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 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)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0.0003 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate -10.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per capita 0.0001 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir maximum water area in Sri Lanka?
- Reservoir maximum water area in Sri Lanka was 0.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- Sri Lanka ranks 36th out of 222 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. 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 Reservoir maximum water area (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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