What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in Sri Lanka?

The lowest recorded value was 52.8 billion cubic meters in 1961.

How does Sri Lanka rank for renewable internal freshwater resources, total?

Sri Lanka ranks 77th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.

Is renewable internal freshwater resources, total 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 AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Sri Lanka

Name: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Sri Lanka
Creator: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Sri Lanka: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total was 52.8 billion cubic meters in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)

52.8 billion cubic meters

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

77th

of 183 countries

All-time high

52.8 billion cubic meters

in 1961

All-time low

52.8 billion cubic meters

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2022

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Sri Lanka, 1961–2022

Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in billion cubic meters.

Analysis

The most recent figure for renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Sri Lanka is 52.8 billion cubic meters, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Sri Lanka peaked at 52.8 billion cubic meters in 1961 and was at its lowest, 52.8 billion cubic meters, in 1961.

Sri Lanka ranks 77th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	52.8 billion cubic meters	52.8 billion cubic meters	52.8 billion cubic meters	9
1970s	52.8 billion cubic meters	52.8 billion cubic meters	52.8 billion cubic meters	10
1980s	52.8 billion cubic meters	52.8 billion cubic meters	52.8 billion cubic meters	10
1990s	52.8 billion cubic meters	52.8 billion cubic meters	52.8 billion cubic meters	10
2000s	52.8 billion cubic meters	52.8 billion cubic meters	52.8 billion cubic meters	10
2010s	52.8 billion cubic meters	52.8 billion cubic meters	52.8 billion cubic meters	10
2020s	52.8 billion cubic meters	52.8 billion cubic meters	52.8 billion cubic meters	3

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More infrastructure data for Sri Lanka

Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.85 per 100 people (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.58 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.55 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 30.62 million (2024)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 24,228 (2023)
Air transport, freight 278.5 million ton-km (2023)
Air transport, passengers carried 3.87 million (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,380 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 54.6% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 6.2% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Sri Lanka?: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Sri Lanka was 52.8 billion cubic meters in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in Sri Lanka?: The highest recorded value was 52.8 billion cubic meters in 1961.
What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in Sri Lanka?: The lowest recorded value was 52.8 billion cubic meters in 1961.
How does Sri Lanka rank for renewable internal freshwater resources, total?: Sri Lanka ranks 77th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.
Is renewable internal freshwater resources, total 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 AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters)
Unit: billion cubic meters
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 229 places, 13,161 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country.