Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) was 6.91 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Sri Lanka, 1990–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 6.91 for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in 2022.
The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Sri Lanka peaked at 7.52 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.32, in 1990.
Sri Lanka ranks 147th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.32 | — |
| 1991 | 2.35 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 2.38 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 2.47 | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 2.53 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 2.59 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 2.62 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 2.71 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 2.76 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 2.81 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 2.9 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 2.86 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 2.98 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 3.16 | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 3.33 | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 3.54 | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 3.81 | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 4.07 | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 4.32 | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 4.47 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 4.83 | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 5.25 | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 5.7 | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 5.93 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 6.31 | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 6.57 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 6.9 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 7.35 | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 7.52 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 7.5 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 7.16 | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 7.46 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 6.91 | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.55 | 2.32 | 2.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.54 | 2.86 | 4.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.39 | 4.83 | 7.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.18 | 6.91 | 7.46 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Sri Lanka?
- Water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Sri Lanka was 6.91 in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (.
- What is the highest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 7.52 in 2018.
- What is the lowest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.32 in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 147th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (, published as part of Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Water productivity is calculated as GDP in constant prices divided by annual total water withdrawal.