Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Population using safely managed drinking-water services was 38.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Sri Lanka, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Sri Lanka stood at 38.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Sri Lanka peaked at 38.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.9%, in 2000.
That places Sri Lanka 46th out of 85 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 36.5% | 35.9% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 37.2% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.8% | 38.5% | 38.9% | 5 |
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More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 37.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.7 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 5.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.6851 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0046 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0737 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0059 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0632 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed drinking-water services in Sri Lanka?
- Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Sri Lanka was 38.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 38.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.9% in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for population using safely managed drinking-water services?
- Sri Lanka ranks 46th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed drinking-water services rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using safely managed drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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