Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing was 13.1% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing in Sri Lanka, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing in Sri Lanka is 13.1%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 97.9% on the previous year and up 260.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing in Sri Lanka peaked at 13.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2015.
That places Sri Lanka 14th out of 213 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.2% | — |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -31.1% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -13.8% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | +85.3% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | +62.7% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -36.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -78.0% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +589.4% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -41.8% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -49.4% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | +452.1% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -30.6% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | +97.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 13.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 7.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +589.4% | 0.8% | 5.7% |
| 2020 | +452.1% | 1.7% | 9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.4% | 4.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 0.8% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 6.6% | 13.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 11 Russian Federation 13.3% compare
- 11 Russia 13.3% compare
- 13 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 13.1% compare
- 15 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 12.9% compare
- 16 Gabon 12.4% compare
- 17 Norway 11.1% compare
More development goals data for Sri Lanka
- Red List Index 0.6659 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 628.59 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 605.53 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 25 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 20 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,663 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing in Sri Lanka?
- Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing in Sri Lanka was 13.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2015.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing?
- Sri Lanka ranks 14th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 260.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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