Sri Lanka
Location
- Geographical region: Southern Asia, Asia
- SDG region: SDG Central and Southern Asia
Land
- Total area: --- km2
- Land area: 61,860 km2 (2020)
- Land use by sector: 45% agriculture, 34% forest and 21% other (2018 - 2020)
People
- Total population: 22,181,000 people (2022)
- Population density: 354 people per km2 (2020)
- Urbanisation: 18% lives in urban areas and 80% lives in rural areas (2020)
Economy
- Total GDP: 274,797,226,354 USD per year (2020)
- GDP per capita: 12,389 USD per year (2020)
- Value added by sector: 9% from agriculture, 60% from services and 30% from industry (2020 - 2022)
SDG 6 snapshot in Sri Lanka
Drinking water
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Sri Lanka, progress over time
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Sri Lanka, by service level and location (2022)
Sanitation and hygiene
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Sri Lanka, progress over time
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Sri Lanka, by service level and location (2022)
6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Sri Lanka, by service level and location (2022)
Water quality and wastewater
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Sri Lanka (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Sri Lanka, by source (2022)
6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Sri Lanka (2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water use and scarcity
Water resources and withdrawal in Sri Lanka, total and per capita
Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 1,712 (mm/year) (2020)
Renewable water resources: 2,529 m3 per capita (2017)
Water withdrawal: 654 m3 per capita (2005)
Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()
6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Sri Lanka, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Sri Lanka, by sector (2020)
Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Sri Lanka, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water resources management
6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Sri Lanka, progress over time, by dimension
Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)
6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Sri Lanka, progress over time, by component
Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)
International cooperation and capacity-building
6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Sri Lanka, over time
6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Sri Lanka in 2022, by sub-sector
Water and sanitation-related official development assistance includes water sector policy and governance, water supply, sanitation, water sector policy, water resources conservation, river basins development, waste management/disposal, education and training, agricultural water resources and hydroelectric power.