People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Sri Lanka, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0 people per person for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.1082 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people per person, in 2022.
Sri Lanka ranks 139th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1082 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.1033 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0983 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0934 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0884 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0834 people per person | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0784 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0735 people per person | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0685 people per person | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0635 people per person | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0585 people per person | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0536 people per person | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0486 people per person | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0452 people per person | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.04 people per person | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0348 people per person | -13.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0295 people per person | -15.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0243 people per person | -17.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0191 people per person | -21.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0139 people per person | -26.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0088 people per person | -36.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0037 people per person | -58.1% |
| 2022 | 0 people per person | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2024 | 0 people per person | — |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -100.0% | 0.0037 people per person | 0 people per person |
| 2021 | -58.1% | 0.0088 people per person | 0.0037 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0859 people per person | 0.0635 people per person | 0.1082 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0368 people per person | 0.0139 people per person | 0.0585 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0025 people per person | 0 people per person | 0.0088 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 136 Bulgaria 0 people per person compare
- 137 Belgium 0 people per person compare
- 138 Finland 0 people per person compare
- 139 Albania 0 people per person compare
- 139 Andorra 0 people per person
- 139 Antigua and Barbuda 0 people per person compare
- 139 Austria 0 people per person compare
- 139 Switzerland 0 people per person compare
- 139 Chile 0 people per person compare
- 139 Czechia 0 people per person compare
- 139 Germany 0 people per person
- 139 Denmark 0 people per person
- 139 Spain 0 people per person compare
- 139 Fiji 0 people per person compare
- 139 France 0 people per person
- 139 Greece 0 people per person compare
- 139 Guyana 0 people per person compare
- 139 Hungary 0 people per person
- 139 Iran 0 people per person compare
- 139 Iceland 0 people per person
- 139 Italy 0 people per person
- 139 Kazakhstan 0 people per person compare
- 139 Kyrgyzstan 0 people per person compare
- 139 Maldives 0 people per person compare
- 139 Mexico 0 people per person compare
- 139 Malta 0 people per person
- 139 Malaysia 0 people per person compare
- 139 Norway 0 people per person
- 139 New Zealand 0 people per person
- 139 Oman 0 people per person compare
- 139 Poland 0 people per person compare
- 139 Portugal 0 people per person compare
- 139 Thailand 0 people per person compare
- 139 Turkmenistan 0 people per person compare
- 139 Uruguay 0 people per person compare
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Sri Lanka?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Sri Lanka was 0 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1082 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per person in 2022.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Sri Lanka ranks 139th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.