Urban area long term, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Urban area long term, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Urban area long term, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban area long term, per capita in Sri Lanka is 0 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area long term, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0 units per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2002.
Sri Lanka ranks 182nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Urban area long term, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | +3.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 21% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0 units per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0 units per person, 96% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 179 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 units per person compare
- 180 Nepal 0 units per person compare
- 181 Malta 0 units per person compare
- 183 Afghanistan 0 units per person compare
- 184 Liechtenstein 0 units per person compare
- 185 Ethiopia 0 units per person compare
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 urban area long term, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Urban area long term, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban area long term, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest urban area long term, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2002.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for urban area long term, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 182nd out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area long term, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban area long term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban area long term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.