People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation, urban in Sri Lanka, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people practicing open defecation, urban in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Sri Lanka peaked at 3.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2018.
Sri Lanka ranks 95th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.0% | — |
| 2001 | 2.8% | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -12.4% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -14.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -16.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -19.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -24.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -32.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -49.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -96.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0.0% | — |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2017 | -96.5% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.4% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 92 Iraq 0.0% compare
- 93 Georgia 0.0% compare
- 94 Turkey 0.0% compare
- 95 Afghanistan 0.0% compare
- 95 Albania 0.0% compare
- 95 Andorra 0.0%
- 95 Argentina 0.0% compare
- 95 Armenia 0.0% compare
- 95 Austria 0.0%
- 95 Azerbaijan 0.0% compare
- 95 Bangladesh 0.0% compare
- 95 Belarus 0.0%
- 95 Belgium 0.0%
- 95 Bermuda 0.0%
- 95 Bhutan 0.0% compare
- 95 Bolivia 0.0% compare
- 95 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0% compare
- 95 Brazil 0.0% compare
- 95 Bulgaria 0.0%
- 95 Cambodia 0.0% compare
- 95 Canada 0.0%
- 95 Cayman Islands 0.0%
- 95 Chile 0.0% compare
- 95 China 0.0% compare
- 95 Cyprus 0.0%
- 95 Czechia 0.0%
- 95 Denmark 0.0%
- 95 Ecuador 0.0% compare
- 95 Egypt 0.0% compare
- 95 Estonia 0.0%
- 95 Fiji 0.0% compare
- 95 Finland 0.0%
- 95 France 0.0%
- 95 Germany 0.0%
- 95 Gibraltar 0.0%
- 95 Greece 0.0% compare
- 95 Hong Kong 0.0%
- 95 Hungary 0.0%
- 95 Iceland 0.0%
- 95 India 0.0% compare
- 95 Iran 0.0% compare
- 95 Ireland 0.0%
- 95 Israel 0.0%
- 95 Italy 0.0%
- 95 Kazakhstan 0.0%
- 95 North Korea 0.0%
- 95 Kuwait 0.0%
- 95 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% compare
- 95 Laos 0.0% compare
- 95 Latvia 0.0%
- 95 Lithuania 0.0%
- 95 Luxembourg 0.0%
- 95 Macao 0.0%
- 95 Malaysia 0.0% compare
- 95 Maldives 0.0% compare
- 95 Malta 0.0%
- 95 Mexico 0.0% compare
- 95 Moldova 0.0%
- 95 Monaco 0.0%
- 95 Montenegro 0.0% compare
- 95 Netherlands 0.0%
- 95 New Zealand 0.0%
- 95 North Macedonia 0.0%
- 95 Norway 0.0%
- 95 Oman 0.0% compare
- 95 Palau 0.0%
- 95 Paraguay 0.0% compare
- 95 Poland 0.0%
- 95 Portugal 0.0%
- 95 Romania 0.0%
- 95 Russia 0.0%
- 95 Singapore 0.0%
- 95 Slovakia 0.0%
- 95 Spain 0.0%
- 95 Saint Martin (French Part) 0.0%
- 95 Sweden 0.0%
- 95 Switzerland 0.0%
- 95 Thailand 0.0% compare
- 95 East Timor 0.0% compare
- 95 Turkmenistan 0.0% compare
- 95 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0%
- 95 Ukraine 0.0%
- 95 United Arab Emirates 0.0%
- 95 United Kingdom 0.0%
- 95 United States 0.0%
- 95 Uruguay 0.0% compare
- 95 Uzbekistan 0.0%
- 95 Vietnam 0.0% compare
- 95 Palestine 0.0% compare
- 95 Zimbabwe 0.0% compare
More health data for Sri Lanka
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7332 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 304 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Sri Lanka?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Sri Lanka was 0.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2018.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Sri Lanka ranks 95th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.