Sri Lanka exposure#
This page summarises the exposure model for Sri Lanka in South Asia, including national, subnational, and taxonomy-level views.
National summary#
The national exposure profile by occupancy class highlights the distribution of buildings, replacement value, and exposed population.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| COM | 70.8K | 0.0M | $5.8B | 0.92% | 0.00% | 4.97% |
| IND | 33.8K | 0.0M | $3.8B | 0.44% | 0.00% | 3.20% |
| RES | 7,585.9K | 23.2M | $107.9B | 98.64% | 100.00% | 91.83% |

Figure: Relative contribution of occupancy classes to total national exposure in Sri Lanka.

Figure: National exposure distribution by taxonomy classes in Sri Lanka.

Figure: Building height profile used in the exposure model for Sri Lanka.
Subnational summary#
The subnational summary aggregates exposure by first administrative level and supports comparison of spatial concentration of assets.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAME_1 | ||||||
| Western | 1,701.5K | 6.4M | $30.7B | 22.12% | 27.54% | 26.08% |
| Central | 1,086.1K | 2.8M | $18.5B | 14.12% | 12.15% | 15.72% |
| Southern | 985.8K | 2.7M | $14.3B | 12.82% | 11.65% | 12.18% |
| Sabaragamuwa | 1,001.7K | 2.2M | $14.1B | 13.02% | 9.43% | 12.02% |
| North Western | 1,028.8K | 2.8M | $13.2B | 13.38% | 12.25% | 11.21% |
| Uva | 606.8K | 1.6M | $8.5B | 7.89% | 6.86% | 7.27% |
| Eastern | 479.2K | 1.9M | $7.7B | 6.23% | 8.23% | 6.52% |
| North Central | 488.8K | 1.6M | $6.1B | 6.36% | 6.74% | 5.15% |
| Northern | 311.8K | 1.2M | $4.5B | 4.05% | 5.15% | 3.85% |

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by occupancy class across first-level administrative units.

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by taxonomy classes across first-level administrative units.
Taxonomy summary#
The taxonomy summary provides a detailed view of building classes represented in the national exposure model.

Figure: Distribution of exposure by detailed taxonomy classes in Sri Lanka.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACRO_TAXONOMY | TAXONOMY | OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 4,774,449 | 13,908.4K | $48,867.9M | 62.08% | 59.97% | 41.58% |
| MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 1,516,317 | 4,426.9K | $23,279.9M | 19.72% | 19.09% | 19.81% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4/RES | RES | 24,648 | 542.1K | $14,615.0M | 0.32% | 2.34% | 12.44% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3/RES | RES | 65,817 | 543.3K | $7,805.2M | 0.86% | 2.34% | 6.64% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ST/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 416,793 | 1,304.1K | $5,242.6M | 5.42% | 5.62% | 4.46% |
| MUR+ST/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 168,796 | 522.2K | $3,816.2M | 2.19% | 2.25% | 3.25% | |
| CR- | CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/IND:1 | IND | 6,015 | 0.0K | $1,796.5M | 0.08% | 0.00% | 1.53% |
| ADO|ST|E | EU/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 307,932 | 860.6K | $1,509.6M | 4.00% | 3.71% | 1.28% |
| OT | MATO/LN/CDN+ERN/H:1-2/EWME/RES | RES | 70,425 | 383.8K | $1,024.1M | 0.92% | 1.66% | 0.87% |
| CR- | CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:>12/COM:3C | COM | 413 | 0.0K | $1,009.8M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.86% |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/IND:1 | IND | 2,505 | 0.0K | $961.9M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.82% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3-5/COM:3C | COM | 1,259 | 0.0K | $693.3M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.59% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 139,336 | 371.5K | $685.4M | 1.81% | 1.60% | 0.58% |
| W | W/LFM/CDL+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 51,225 | 188.1K | $662.1M | 0.67% | 0.81% | 0.56% |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND:2 | IND | 13,013 | 0.0K | $499.7M | 0.17% | 0.00% | 0.43% |
| CR- | CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:6-12/COM:3 | COM | 155 | 0.0K | $473.3M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.40% |
| CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:6-12/COM:3C | COM | 184 | 0.0K | $449.7M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.38% | |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM:1 | COM | 18,006 | 0.0K | $371.4M | 0.23% | 0.00% | 0.32% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM:1 | COM | 10,737 | 0.0K | $328.4M | 0.14% | 0.00% | 0.28% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM:1 | COM | 2,598 | 0.0K | $317.8M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.27% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 34,627 | 92.4K | $255.6M | 0.45% | 0.40% | 0.22% |
| CR- | CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/IND:2 | IND | 6,370 | 0.0K | $244.6M | 0.08% | 0.00% | 0.21% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3-5/COM:1 | COM | 445 | 0.0K | $228.5M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.19% | |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM:3C | COM | 1,717 | 0.0K | $212.5M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.18% |
| CR- | CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:>12/COM:3 | COM | 45 | 0.0K | $204.7M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.17% |
| CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/COM:2 | COM | 4,609 | 0.0K | $197.4M | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.17% | |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/IND:2 | IND | 3,841 | 0.0K | $196.6M | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.17% |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 8,452 | 0.0K | $174.3M | 0.11% | 0.00% | 0.15% |
| OT | MATO/LO/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 15,505 | 48.1K | $150.4M | 0.20% | 0.21% | 0.13% |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM:3C | COM | 1,130 | 0.0K | $139.8M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.12% |
| MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM:2 | COM | 4,816 | 0.0K | $139.1M | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.12% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3-5/COM:3 | COM | 234 | 0.0K | $114.6M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.10% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM:3C | COM | 615 | 0.0K | $112.8M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.10% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM:3C | COM | 602 | 0.0K | $110.5M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.09% | |
| W | W/LPB/CDN+ERL/H:1-2/COM:1 | COM | 3,951 | 0.0K | $100.1M | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.09% |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM:5 | COM | 3,264 | 0.0K | $86.3M | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.07% |
| CR- | CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/COM | COM | 1,252 | 0.0K | $76.6M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.07% |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/COM:2 | COM | 1,054 | 0.0K | $68.5M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.06% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM:5 | COM | 1,517 | 0.0K | $55.7M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.05% |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND:4 | IND | 1,071 | 0.0K | $41.1M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.03% |
| MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM:3 | COM | 1,948 | 0.0K | $40.2M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.03% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM:5 | COM | 264 | 0.0K | $38.7M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.03% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM:3 | COM | 776 | 0.0K | $23.7M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.02% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM:3 | COM | 190 | 0.0K | $23.2M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3-5/COM:5 | COM | 54 | 0.0K | $21.2M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% | |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND:6 | IND | 713 | 0.0K | $18.3M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
| W | W/LPB/CDN+ERL/H:1-2/COM:5 | COM | 508 | 0.0K | $15.4M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| CR- | CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/COM:5 | COM | 32 | 0.0K | $7.9M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/IND:6 | IND | 224 | 0.0K | $5.7M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/COM:5 | COM | 4 | 0.0K | $2.7M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/IND:6 | IND | 49 | 0.0K | $1.7M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |