People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural was 86.3% 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 rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Sri Lanka stood at 86.3%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Sri Lanka peaked at 86.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 86.3%, in 2013.
That places Sri Lanka 29th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 86.3% | — |
| 2014 | 86.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 86.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 86.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 86.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 86.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 86.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 86.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 86.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 86.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 86.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 86.3% | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 86.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.3%, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 86.3% is above the median for South Asia, which is 86.1%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.3% | 86.3% | 86.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 86.3% | 86.3% | 86.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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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 86.3% 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 86.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.3% in 2013.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Sri Lanka ranks 29th out of 113 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 unchanged. 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, rural (% of rural 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.