People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) was 87.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Sri Lanka, 2013–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Sri Lanka is 87.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Sri Lanka peaked at 87.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 87.6%, in 2013.
Sri Lanka ranks 38th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 87.6% | — |
| 2014 | 87.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 87.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 87.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 87.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 87.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 87.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 87.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 87.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 87.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 87.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 87.7% | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 87.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 89.1%, 98% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 87.7% is below the median for South Asia, which is 88.7%, 99% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.6% | 87.6% | 87.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 87.7% | 87.6% | 87.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 35 Vietnam 89.1% compare
- 36 Barbados 88.5%
- 37 El Salvador 88.2% compare
- 39 Saint Lucia 87.3%
- 40 Cambodia 87.2% compare
- 41 Moldova 87.0%
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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Sri Lanka?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Sri Lanka was 87.7% 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 87.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.6% in 2013.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Sri Lanka ranks 38th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.