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Sri Lanka: Land Cover: Inland water bodies, Area from CCI_LC

242.811000 ha · 2022+2.4% since 2012

FAOSTAT domain LC. Land Cover: Inland water bodies, Area from CCI_LC (1000 ha). Annual figures for Sri Lanka from 2000 to 2022.

20002022

Every year

YearValue (1000 ha)Note
2022242.81E
2021242.73E
2020242.74E
2019242.72E
2018238.5E
2017238.25E
2016238.25E
2015238.16E
2014238.21E
2013236.97E
2012237.07E
2011237.15E
2010237.25E
2009237.25E
2008237.29E
2007237.42E
2006237.65E
2005237.63E
2004237.72E
2003237.69E
2002238.02E
2001238.02E
2000237.76E

Source

Published by FAO, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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FAO (2026). Land Cover: Inland water bodies, Area from CCI_LC. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-lc-6981-5008-1000-ha (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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