People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural was 88.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural 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 rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Sri Lanka is 88.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Sri Lanka peaked at 88.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 80.9%, in 2000.
That places Sri Lanka 103rd out of 174 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.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.9% | — |
| 2001 | 81.2% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 81.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 81.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 82.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 82.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 82.9% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 83.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 83.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 83.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 84.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 84.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 84.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 85.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 85.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 86.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 86.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 86.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 87.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 87.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 87.8% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 88.1% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 88.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 88.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.4% | 80.9% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.6% | 84.2% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 87.4% | 88.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 100 Guatemala 89.2% compare
- 101 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 88.8% compare
- 102 Republic of Moldova 88.7% compare
- 104 Panama 87.8% compare
- 105 Peru 87.3% compare
- 106 Tajikistan 86.9% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Sri Lanka?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Sri Lanka was 88.4% 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 using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.9% in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural?
- Sri Lanka ranks 103rd out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.