Basic drinking water access in Sri Lanka
90.2% of people in Sri Lanka used at least basic drinking water services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Sri Lanka, 2024
90.2%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2024
91.5%
Position in 2024
144th of 202
Basic drinking water access in Sri Lanka over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sri Lanka | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 90.2% | 91.5% |
| 2023 | 90.2% | 91.2% |
| 2022 | 89.9% | 90.9% |
| 2021 | 89.6% | 90.4% |
| 2020 | 89.3% | 90.0% |
| 2019 | 89.0% | 89.6% |
| 2018 | 88.7% | 89.3% |
| 2017 | 88.4% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 88.1% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 87.8% | 88.1% |
| 2014 | 87.6% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | 87.3% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | 86.9% |
| 2011 | 86.7% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | 86.4% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | 86.1% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | 85.9% | 85.2% |
| 2007 | 85.6% | 84.8% |
| 2006 | 85.3% | 84.3% |
| 2005 | 85.0% | 83.9% |
| 2004 | 84.8% | 82.6% |
| 2003 | 84.5% | 82.1% |
| 2002 | 84.2% | 81.6% |
| 2001 | 83.9% | 80.9% |
| 2000 | 83.7% | 80.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 90.2% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 87.6%, the figure has changed by +2.7 percentage points.
- Among the 202 countries with data for 2024, Sri Lanka has the 144th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.5%.