Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services was 90 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Sri Lanka, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 90 % for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Sri Lanka peaked at 90 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 84 %, in 2000.
Sri Lanka ranks 140th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.9 % | 84 % | 86 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.7 % | 86 % | 89 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.8 % | 89 % | 90 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 24.72 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 637 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 375 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 7.11 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 14.58 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 440 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 39.94 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,205 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 45.48 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,372 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Sri Lanka?
- Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Sri Lanka was 90 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 90 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 84 % in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services?
- Sri Lanka ranks 140th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.