Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 people per person
World rank
129th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.0533 people per person
in 2000
All-time low
0 people per person
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Sri Lanka, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage, 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, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0533 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people per person, in 2021.
Sri Lanka ranks 129th of 214 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, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0533 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0507 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.048 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0453 people per person | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0427 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.04 people per person | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0373 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0347 people per person | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.032 people per person | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0293 people per person | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0267 people per person | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.024 people per person | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0213 people per person | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0194 people per person | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0166 people per person | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0138 people per person | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 0.011 people per person | -20.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0082 people per person | -25.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0058 people per person | -29.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0033 people per person | -41.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 people per person | -72.0% |
| 2021 | 0 people per person | -100.0% |
| 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 0.0027 people per person. (58 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -100.0% | 0.0009 people per person | 0 people per person |
| 2020 | -72.0% | 0.0033 people per person | 0.0009 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0413 people per person | 0.0293 people per person | 0.0533 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.015 people per person | 0.0033 people per person | 0.0267 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 people per person | 0 people per person | 0.0009 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 126 Iraq 0 people per person compare
- 127 Georgia 0 people per person compare
- 128 Ukraine 0 people per person compare
- 129 Albania 0 people per person compare
- 129 Andorra 0 people per person
- 129 United Arab Emirates 0 people per person
- 129 Australia 0 people per person
- 129 Austria 0 people per person
- 129 Belgium 0 people per person
- 129 Bangladesh 0 people per person compare
- 129 Bulgaria 0 people per person
- 129 Bahrain 0 people per person
- 129 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 people per person compare
- 129 Belarus 0 people per person
- 129 Bermuda 0 people per person
- 129 Brazil 0 people per person compare
- 129 Barbados 0 people per person compare
- 129 Brunei 0 people per person compare
- 129 Bhutan 0 people per person compare
- 129 Canada 0 people per person
- 129 Switzerland 0 people per person
- 129 Chile 0 people per person compare
- 129 China 0 people per person compare
- 129 Cayman Islands 0 people per person
- 129 Cyprus 0 people per person
- 129 Czechia 0 people per person
- 129 Germany 0 people per person
- 129 Denmark 0 people per person
- 129 Egypt 0 people per person compare
- 129 Spain 0 people per person
- 129 Estonia 0 people per person
- 129 Finland 0 people per person
- 129 Fiji 0 people per person compare
- 129 France 0 people per person
- 129 Faroe Islands 0 people per person
- 129 United Kingdom 0 people per person
- 129 Gibraltar 0 people per person
- 129 Greece 0 people per person compare
- 129 Greenland 0 people per person
- 129 Hong Kong 0 people per person
- 129 Hungary 0 people per person
- 129 Isle of Man 0 people per person
- 129 Ireland 0 people per person
- 129 Iceland 0 people per person
- 129 Israel 0 people per person
- 129 Italy 0 people per person
- 129 Japan 0 people per person
- 129 Kazakhstan 0 people per person compare
- 129 Kyrgyzstan 0 people per person compare
- 129 South Korea 0 people per person
- 129 Kuwait 0 people per person
- 129 Lebanon 0 people per person compare
- 129 Liechtenstein 0 people per person
- 129 Lithuania 0 people per person
- 129 Luxembourg 0 people per person
- 129 Latvia 0 people per person
- 129 Macao 0 people per person
- 129 Saint Martin (French Part) 0 people per person
- 129 Monaco 0 people per person
- 129 Maldives 0 people per person compare
- 129 Mexico 0 people per person compare
- 129 Malta 0 people per person
- 129 New Caledonia 0 people per person
- 129 Netherlands 0 people per person
- 129 Norway 0 people per person
- 129 New Zealand 0 people per person
- 129 Oman 0 people per person compare
- 129 Palau 0 people per person
- 129 Poland 0 people per person
- 129 Puerto Rico 0 people per person
- 129 North Korea 0 people per person
- 129 Portugal 0 people per person
- 129 French Polynesia 0 people per person compare
- 129 Romania 0 people per person
- 129 Russia 0 people per person
- 129 Singapore 0 people per person
- 129 San Marino 0 people per person
- 129 Slovakia 0 people per person
- 129 Slovenia 0 people per person
- 129 Sweden 0 people per person
- 129 Seychelles 0 people per person compare
- 129 Thailand 0 people per person compare
- 129 Turkmenistan 0 people per person compare
- 129 Uruguay 0 people per person compare
- 129 United States 0 people per person
- 129 British Virgin Islands 0 people per person compare
- 129 United States Virgin Islands 0 people per person
- 129 Vietnam 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 sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0533 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per person in 2021.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 129th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.