Sri Lanka - Access to basic sanitation services

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Sri Lanka was 93.87 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 93.87 in 2020, while its lowest value was 77.07 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 77.07
2001 77.96
2002 78.85
2003 79.76
2004 80.66
2005 81.57
2006 82.49
2007 83.41
2008 84.34
2009 85.27
2010 86.20
2011 87.14
2012 88.09
2013 89.04
2014 90.00
2015 90.96
2016 91.92
2017 92.89
2018 93.87
2019 93.87
2020 93.87

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Sri Lanka was 92.73 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 92.73 in 2020, while its lowest value was 75.05 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 75.05
2001 76.02
2002 76.98
2003 77.95
2004 78.92
2005 79.89
2006 80.87
2007 81.85
2008 82.82
2009 83.81
2010 84.79
2011 85.77
2012 86.76
2013 87.75
2014 88.74
2015 89.74
2016 90.73
2017 91.73
2018 92.73
2019 92.73
2020 92.73

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population)

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Sri Lanka was 93.65 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 93.66 in 2018, while its lowest value was 76.70 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 76.70
2001 77.60
2002 78.51
2003 79.43
2004 80.34
2005 81.27
2006 82.19
2007 83.13
2008 84.06
2009 85.00
2010 85.95
2011 86.90
2012 87.85
2013 88.81
2014 89.77
2015 90.73
2016 91.70
2017 92.68
2018 93.66
2019 93.65
2020 93.65

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention