Average length of stay in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Average length of stay was 9.3 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Average length of stay in Sri Lanka, 2010–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average length of stay in Sri Lanka is 9.3, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 38.4% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average length of stay in Sri Lanka peaked at 15.1 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.5, in 2020.
Sri Lanka ranks 16th of 152 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Average length of stay in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 10 | — |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.6 | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 9.9 | +15.1% |
| 2015 | 10.1 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 10.2 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 10.9 | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 10.8 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 10.4 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 8.5 | -18.3% |
| 2021 | 15.1 | +77.6% |
| 2022 | 9.3 | -38.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 9.3 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.5, 2.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average length of stay in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +77.6% | 8.5 | 15.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.09 | 8.6 | 10.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.97 | 8.5 | 15.1 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average length of stay in Sri Lanka?
- Average length of stay in Sri Lanka was 9.3 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average length of stay recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1 in 2021.
- What is the lowest average length of stay recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5 in 2020.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for average length of stay?
- Sri Lanka ranks 16th out of 152 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average length of stay rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average length of stay. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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