Level of water stress in Sri Lanka
Freshwater withdrawals in Sri Lanka were equal to 90.8% of available resources in 2022.
Sri Lanka, 2022
90.8%
Change from 2021
0percentage points
Position in 2022
18th of 176
Level of water stress in Sri Lanka over time
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Sri Lanka
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of available freshwater resources. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 90.8% |
| 2021 | 90.8% |
| 2020 | 90.8% |
| 2019 | 90.8% |
| 2018 | 90.8% |
| 2017 | 90.8% |
| 2016 | 90.8% |
| 2015 | 90.8% |
| 2014 | 90.8% |
| 2013 | 90.8% |
| 2012 | 90.8% |
| 2011 | 90.8% |
| 2010 | 90.8% |
| 2009 | 90.8% |
| 2008 | 90.8% |
| 2007 | 90.8% |
| 2006 | 90.8% |
| 2005 | 90.8% |
| 2004 | 90.9% |
| 2003 | 91.0% |
| 2002 | 91.1% |
| 2001 | 91.1% |
| 2000 | 91.2% |
| 1999 | 89.0% |
| 1998 | 86.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 90.8%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
- Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Sri Lanka has the 18th highest value.