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

96.86percent · 2024+9.7% 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
202496.856
202396.856
202295.891
202194.93
202093.972
201993.017
201892.065
201791.116
201690.17
201589.227
201488.287
201387.35
201286.416
201185.485
201084.557
200983.632
200882.71
200781.791
200680.875
200579.962
200479.053
200378.146
200277.242
200176.341
200075.443

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

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