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Sri Lanka: People using at least basic drinking water services

90.21percent · 2024+3.0% since 2014

The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water. Annual figures for Sri Lanka from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202490.214
202390.195
202289.896
202189.599
202089.302
201989.007
201888.714
201788.422
201688.132
201587.843
201487.556
201387.272
201286.989
201186.709
201086.429
200986.15
200885.87
200785.591
200685.312
200585.033
200484.755
200384.476
200284.198
200183.92
200083.675

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). People using at least basic drinking water services. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-drinking-water-services-sh-h2o-basw-zs (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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