Access to clean water — all countries

Access to clean water — Sri Lanka

Access to clean water in Sri Lanka in 2024 — 90.2%. Ranked 144 in the world out of 202. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 6.5 pp.

2024 90.2% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 144of 202
Period maximum 90.2%2024
Period minimum 83.7%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to clean water — Sri Lanka, 2000–20248284868890922000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 83.7%2001: 83.9%2002: 84.2%2003: 84.5%2004: 84.8%2005: 85%2006: 85.3%2007: 85.6%2008: 85.9%2009: 86.1%2010: 86.4%2011: 86.7%2012: 87%2013: 87.3%2014: 87.6%2015: 87.8%2016: 88.1%2017: 88.4%2018: 88.7%2019: 89%2020: 89.3%2021: 89.6%2022: 89.9%2023: 90.2%2024: 90.2%
Change over the period: +6.5 pp Annual average: 0.27 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Sri Lanka 90.2%
World 91.5%
South Asia 95.9%
Southern Asia computed 95.1%
Access to clean water — Sri Lanka, by year Sri Lanka All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 90.2 +0 pp
2023 90.2 +0.3 pp
2022 89.9 +0.3 pp
2021 89.6 +0.3 pp
2020 89.3 +0.3 pp
2019 89 +0.3 pp
2018 88.7 +0.3 pp
2017 88.4 +0.3 pp
2016 88.1 +0.3 pp
2015 87.8 +0.3 pp
2014 87.6 +0.3 pp
2013 87.3 +0.3 pp
2012 87 +0.3 pp
2011 86.7 +0.3 pp
2010 86.4 +0.3 pp
2009 86.1 +0.3 pp
2008 85.9 +0.3 pp
2007 85.6 +0.3 pp
2006 85.3 +0.3 pp
2005 85 +0.3 pp
2004 84.8 +0.3 pp
2003 84.5 +0.3 pp
2002 84.2 +0.3 pp
2001 83.9 +0.2 pp
2000 83.7

Southern Asia, 2024

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

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sources of drinking water — piped supply, protected wells and springs located no further than 30 minutes away round trip. An improved source does not guarantee that the water is safe, but it is the minimum threshold below which the risk of intestinal infections rises sharply.

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