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Sri Lanka: People using safely managed drinking water services, rural

38.94percent · 2024+3.2% since 2014

The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. 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
202438.94
202338.94
202238.807
202138.674
202038.541
201938.407
201838.274
201738.141
201638.008
201537.875
201437.742
201337.609
201237.476
201137.343
201037.209
200937.076
200836.943
200736.81
200636.677
200536.544
200436.411
200336.278
200236.145
200136.011
200035.878

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). People using safely managed drinking water services, rural. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-safely-managed-drinking-water-services-rural (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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