Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on was 87.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Sri Lanka, 2013–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Sri Lanka is 87.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Sri Lanka peaked at 87.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 87.6%, in 2013.
Sri Lanka ranks 36th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 87.6% | — |
| 2014 | 87.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 87.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 87.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 87.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 87.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 87.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 87.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 87.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 87.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 87.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 87.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.6% | 87.6% | 87.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 87.7% | 87.6% | 87.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 33 India 89.7% compare
- 34 Barbados 88.5%
- 35 El Salvador 88.2% compare
- 37 Saint Lucia 87.3%
- 38 Cambodia 87.2% compare
- 39 Fiji 86.6% compare
More infrastructure data for Sri Lanka
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 30.62 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.55 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.58 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.85 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0722 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Sri Lanka?
- Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Sri Lanka was 87.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 87.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.6% in 2013.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on?
- Sri Lanka ranks 36th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on premises, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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