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Sri Lanka: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural

94.99percent · 2024+7.7% since 2014

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, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs. Annual figures for Sri Lanka from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202494.991
202394.991
202294.726
202194.041
202093.202
201992.367
201891.535
201790.707
201689.881
201589.059
201488.24
201387.425
201286.612
201185.803
201084.997
200984.194
200883.395
200782.598
200681.805
200581.015
200480.229
200379.445
200278.665
200177.888
200077.114

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 sanitation services, rural. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-sanitation-services-rural (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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