Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Sri Lanka

Access to basic sanitation in Sri Lanka in 2024 — 95.4%. Ranked 93 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 18.5 pp.

2024 95.4% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 93of 193
Period maximum 95.4%2024
Period minimum 76.8%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Sri Lanka, 2000–202475808590951002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 76.8%2001: 77.6%2002: 78.4%2003: 79.2%2004: 80%2005: 80.8%2006: 81.6%2007: 82.5%2008: 83.3%2009: 84.1%2010: 84.9%2011: 85.7%2012: 86.6%2013: 87.4%2014: 88.2%2015: 89.1%2016: 89.9%2017: 90.8%2018: 91.6%2019: 92.5%2020: 93.3%2021: 94.2%2022: 94.9%2023: 95.3%2024: 95.4%
Change over the period: +18.5 pp Annual average: 0.77 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka 95.4%
World 82.2%
Southern Asia computed 80.5%
Access to basic sanitation — Sri Lanka, by year Sri Lanka All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 95.4 +0 pp
2023 95.3 +0.4 pp
2022 94.9 +0.7 pp
2021 94.2 +0.9 pp
2020 93.3 +0.9 pp
2019 92.5 +0.9 pp
2018 91.6 +0.9 pp
2017 90.8 +0.8 pp
2016 89.9 +0.8 pp
2015 89.1 +0.8 pp
2014 88.2 +0.8 pp
2013 87.4 +0.8 pp
2012 86.6 +0.8 pp
2011 85.7 +0.8 pp
2010 84.9 +0.8 pp
2009 84.1 +0.8 pp
2008 83.3 +0.8 pp
2007 82.5 +0.8 pp
2006 81.6 +0.8 pp
2005 80.8 +0.8 pp
2004 80 +0.8 pp
2003 79.2 +0.8 pp
2002 78.4 +0.8 pp
2001 77.6 +0.8 pp
2000 76.8

Southern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.