Reservoir minimum water area in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Reservoir minimum water area was 0.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.2%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
37th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2016
All-time low
0.0%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Reservoir minimum water area in Sri Lanka, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.2% for reservoir minimum water area in 2022.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Sri Lanka ranks 37th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir minimum water area in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +135.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +55.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +27.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +28.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 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, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0014 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 68.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in Sri Lanka?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Sri Lanka was 0.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Sri Lanka ranks 37th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 Reservoir minimum water area (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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