Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of urban population using at least basic water services was 97.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Sri Lanka, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of urban population using at least basic water services in Sri Lanka is 97.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population using at least basic water services in Sri Lanka peaked at 97.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 95.9%, in 2000.
Sri Lanka ranks 107th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.2% | 95.9% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 96.6% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 97.4% | 97.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 104 South Africa 97.8% compare
- 105 Ecuador 97.8% compare
- 106 East Timor 97.7% compare
- 108 Saint Lucia 97.5% compare
- 109 Anguilla 97.5% compare
- 110 China 97.3% compare
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 share of urban population using at least basic water services in Sri Lanka?
- Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Sri Lanka was 97.6% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban population using at least basic water services recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of urban population using at least basic water services recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.9% in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of urban population using at least basic water services?
- Sri Lanka ranks 107th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban population using at least basic water services rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban population using at least basic water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.