Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services was 47 % in 2024. β² Rising
Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Sri Lanka, 2000β2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Sri Lanka is 47 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Sri Lanka peaked at 48 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 45 %, in 2000.
Sri Lanka ranks 99th of 132 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 | 45.7 % | 45 % | 46 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.5 % | 47 % | 48 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.2 % | 47 % | 48 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly 5.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.207 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 46.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly 1.79 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.72 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 11.98 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Sri Lanka?
- Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Sri Lanka was 47 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 48 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 45 % in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services?
- Sri Lanka ranks 99th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 safely managed drinking water services (percent) β 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.