Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Sri Lanka, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Sri Lanka stood at 0 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0054 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people per person, in 2018.
Sri Lanka ranks 95th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0054 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0051 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0048 people per person | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0045 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0041 people per person | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0038 people per person | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0035 people per person | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0032 people per person | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0029 people per person | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0025 people per person | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 people per person | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0019 people per person | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 people per person | -16.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0013 people per person | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 0.001 people per person | -24.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 people per person | -32.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 people per person | -49.1% |
| 2017 | 0 people per person | -96.5% |
| 2018 | 0 people per person | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2020 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2021 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2022 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2023 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2024 | 0 people per person | — |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 people per person. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -100.0% | 0 people per person | 0 people per person |
| 2017 | -96.5% | 0.0003 people per person | 0 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.004 people per person | 0.0025 people per person | 0.0054 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 people per person | 0 people per person | 0.0022 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 people per person | 0 people per person | 0 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 92 Turkey 0 people per person compare
- 93 Iraq 0 people per person compare
- 94 Georgia 0 people per person compare
- 95 Afghanistan 0 people per person compare
- 95 Albania 0 people per person compare
- 95 Andorra 0 people per person
- 95 United Arab Emirates 0 people per person
- 95 Argentina 0 people per person compare
- 95 Armenia 0 people per person compare
- 95 Austria 0 people per person
- 95 Azerbaijan 0 people per person compare
- 95 Belgium 0 people per person
- 95 Bangladesh 0 people per person compare
- 95 Bulgaria 0 people per person
- 95 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 people per person compare
- 95 Belarus 0 people per person
- 95 Bermuda 0 people per person
- 95 Bolivia 0 people per person compare
- 95 Brazil 0 people per person compare
- 95 Bhutan 0 people per person compare
- 95 Canada 0 people per person
- 95 Switzerland 0 people per person
- 95 Chile 0 people per person compare
- 95 China 0 people per person compare
- 95 Cayman Islands 0 people per person
- 95 Cyprus 0 people per person
- 95 Czechia 0 people per person
- 95 Germany 0 people per person
- 95 Denmark 0 people per person
- 95 Ecuador 0 people per person compare
- 95 Egypt 0 people per person compare
- 95 Spain 0 people per person
- 95 Estonia 0 people per person
- 95 Finland 0 people per person
- 95 Fiji 0 people per person compare
- 95 France 0 people per person
- 95 United Kingdom 0 people per person
- 95 Gibraltar 0 people per person
- 95 Greece 0 people per person compare
- 95 Hong Kong 0 people per person
- 95 Hungary 0 people per person
- 95 India 0 people per person compare
- 95 Ireland 0 people per person
- 95 Iran 0 people per person compare
- 95 Iceland 0 people per person
- 95 Israel 0 people per person
- 95 Italy 0 people per person
- 95 Kazakhstan 0 people per person
- 95 Kyrgyzstan 0 people per person compare
- 95 Cambodia 0 people per person compare
- 95 Kuwait 0 people per person
- 95 Laos 0 people per person compare
- 95 Lithuania 0 people per person
- 95 Luxembourg 0 people per person
- 95 Latvia 0 people per person
- 95 Macao 0 people per person
- 95 Saint Martin (French Part) 0 people per person
- 95 Monaco 0 people per person
- 95 Moldova 0 people per person
- 95 Maldives 0 people per person compare
- 95 Mexico 0 people per person compare
- 95 North Macedonia 0 people per person
- 95 Malta 0 people per person
- 95 Montenegro 0 people per person compare
- 95 Malaysia 0 people per person compare
- 95 Netherlands 0 people per person
- 95 Norway 0 people per person
- 95 New Zealand 0 people per person
- 95 Oman 0 people per person compare
- 95 Palau 0 people per person
- 95 Poland 0 people per person
- 95 North Korea 0 people per person
- 95 Portugal 0 people per person
- 95 Paraguay 0 people per person compare
- 95 Palestine 0 people per person compare
- 95 Romania 0 people per person
- 95 Russia 0 people per person
- 95 Singapore 0 people per person
- 95 Slovakia 0 people per person
- 95 Sweden 0 people per person
- 95 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 people per person
- 95 Thailand 0 people per person compare
- 95 Turkmenistan 0 people per person compare
- 95 East Timor 0 people per person compare
- 95 Ukraine 0 people per person
- 95 Uruguay 0 people per person compare
- 95 United States 0 people per person
- 95 Uzbekistan 0 people per person
- 95 Vietnam 0 people per person compare
- 95 Zimbabwe 0 people per person compare
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
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- 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0054 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per person in 2018.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 95th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita 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 Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.