Basic sanitation access in Sri Lanka
95.4% of people in Sri Lanka used at least basic sanitation services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Sri Lanka, 2024
95.4%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2024
82.2%
Position in 2024
93rd of 193
Basic sanitation 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 | 95.4% | 82.2% |
| 2023 | 95.3% | 81.5% |
| 2022 | 94.9% | 80.4% |
| 2021 | 94.2% | 79.4% |
| 2020 | 93.3% | 78.3% |
| 2019 | 92.5% | 77.2% |
| 2018 | 91.6% | 76.0% |
| 2017 | 90.8% | 74.9% |
| 2016 | 89.9% | 73.8% |
| 2015 | 89.1% | 72.6% |
| 2014 | 88.2% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | 87.4% | 70.2% |
| 2012 | 86.6% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | 85.7% | 67.8% |
| 2010 | 84.9% | 66.7% |
| 2009 | 84.1% | 65.5% |
| 2008 | 83.3% | 64.3% |
| 2007 | 82.5% | 63.1% |
| 2006 | 81.6% | 61.9% |
| 2005 | 80.8% | 60.7% |
| 2004 | 80.0% | 59.6% |
| 2003 | 79.2% | 58.4% |
| 2002 | 78.4% | 57.3% |
| 2001 | 77.6% | 55.6% |
| 2000 | 76.8% | 54.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 95.3% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 88.2%, the figure has changed by +7.1 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, Sri Lanka has the 93rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 82.2%.