Sri Lanka Clean Water Access 1960-2024

The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.
  • Sri Lanka clean water access for 2022 was 47.13%, a 0.23% decline from 2021.
  • Sri Lanka clean water access for 2021 was 47.36%, a 0.23% decline from 2020.
  • Sri Lanka clean water access for 2020 was 47.59%, a 0.23% decline from 2019.
  • Sri Lanka clean water access for 2019 was 47.83%, a 0.18% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Population
Ukraine 87.62%
West Bank and Gaza 80.33%
Uzbekistan 79.85%
Kyrgyz Republic 76.49%
Moldova 75.22%
Morocco 74.82%
Tunisia 74.30%
Bhutan 73.34%
Georgia 69.14%
Honduras 65.21%
Bangladesh 59.11%
Vietnam 57.78%
Myanmar 57.40%
Pakistan 50.60%
Philippines 47.90%
Sri Lanka 47.13%
Ghana 44.47%
Mongolia 39.28%
Sao Tome and Principe 36.30%
Indonesia 30.27%
Cambodia 29.13%
Nigeria 28.98%
Lesotho 28.22%
Lao PDR 17.87%
Kiribati 14.41%
El Salvador 0.00%
Vanuatu 0.00%
Bolivia 0.00%
Mauritania 0.00%
Solomon Islands 0.00%
Micronesia 0.00%
Sudan 0.00%
Angola 0.00%
Egypt 0.00%
Djibouti 0.00%
Kenya 0.00%
Papua New Guinea 0.00%
Cabo Verde 0.00%
India 0.00%
Timor-Leste 0.00%
Republic of Congo 0.00%
Eswatini 0.00%
Zambia 0.00%
Cameroon 0.00%
Nicaragua 0.00%
Kosovo 0.00%
Sri Lanka Clean Water Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2022 47.13% -0.23%
2021 47.36% -0.23%
2020 47.59% -0.23%
2019 47.83% -0.18%
2018 48.00% 0.25%
2017 47.75% 0.24%
2016 47.52% 0.23%
2015 47.29% 0.22%
2014 47.07% 0.21%
2013 46.86% 0.20%
2012 46.66% 0.19%
2011 46.47% 0.19%
2010 46.28% 0.19%
2009 46.09% 0.19%
2008 45.91% 0.19%
2007 45.72% 0.19%
2006 45.53% 0.19%
2005 45.34% 0.13%
2004 45.21% 0.13%
2003 45.08% 0.13%
2002 44.95% 0.13%
2001 44.82% 0.13%
2000 44.69% 44.69%
1999 0.00% 0.00%
1998 0.00% 0.00%
1997 0.00% 0.00%
1996 0.00% 0.00%
1995 0.00% 0.00%
1994 0.00% 0.00%
1993 0.00% 0.00%
1992 0.00% 0.00%
1991 0.00% 0.00%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%