Sri Lanka - Access to safely managed drinking water services

People using safely managed drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)

People using safely managed drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Sri Lanka was 93.33 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 93.33 in 2020, while its lowest value was 84.11 in 2000.

Definition: 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.

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

See also:

Year Value
2000 84.11
2001 84.35
2002 84.60
2003 84.85
2004 85.09
2005 85.34
2006 85.94
2007 86.55
2008 87.15
2009 87.76
2010 88.37
2011 88.98
2012 89.60
2013 90.22
2014 90.83
2015 91.45
2016 92.08
2017 92.70
2018 93.33
2019 93.33
2020 93.33

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention