Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of the population using improved water sources wash was 91.46 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Sri Lanka, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 91.46 for share of the population using improved water sources wash in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved water sources wash in Sri Lanka peaked at 91.46 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 85.55, in 2000.
Sri Lanka ranks 179th of 224 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.68 | 85.55 | 87.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.21 | 88.06 | 90.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.13 | 90.64 | 91.46 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 46.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.79 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.72 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 11.98 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved water sources wash in Sri Lanka?
- Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Sri Lanka was 91.46 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 91.46 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.55 in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of the population using improved water sources wash?
- Sri Lanka ranks 179th out of 224 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved water sources wash rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved water sources wash. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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