Sri Lanka vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic) over time
- Sri Lanka
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0009 billion cubic meters per square kilometre against 0.0002 billion cubic meters per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0007 billion cubic meters per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 5.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Sri Lanka ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 35th of 183 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 billion cubic meters per square kilometre | 0.0002 billion cubic meters per square kilometre | 0.0007 billion cubic meters per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.0008 billion cubic meters per square kilometre | 0.0002 billion cubic meters per square kilometre | 0.0007 billion cubic meters per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.0008 billion cubic meters per square kilometre | 0.0002 billion cubic meters per square kilometre | 0.0007 billion cubic meters per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.0008 billion cubic meters per square kilometre | 0.0002 billion cubic meters per square kilometre | 0.0007 billion cubic meters per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.0008 billion cubic meters per square kilometre | 0.0002 billion cubic meters per square kilometre | 0.0007 billion cubic meters per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.0008 billion cubic meters per square kilometre | 0.0002 billion cubic meters per square kilometre | 0.0007 billion cubic meters per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.0009 billion cubic meters per square kilometre | 0.0002 billion cubic meters per square kilometre | 0.0007 billion cubic meters per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic), Sri Lanka or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.0009 billion cubic meters per square kilometre against 0.0002 billion cubic meters per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic) between Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.0007 billion cubic meters per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 35th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.