Sri Lanka
Capital: Colombo · Lower middle income · Pop. 21.9 million
Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024
In Sri Lanka, 46.93% of the population uses safely managed drinking water — an improved source, located on premises, available when needed, and free from contamination (2024 estimate). That leaves roughly 11.6 million people without safely managed drinking water at home.
Sri Lanka has about 2,380 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year. It withdraws the equivalent of 25% of those internal resources annually (low-medium water stress).
Agriculture accounts for about 87% of Sri Lanka's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.
Common questions
How many people in Sri Lanka have safe drinking water?
46.93% of Sri Lanka's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data; about 11.6 million people do not.
Does Sri Lanka have enough freshwater?
Sri Lanka has roughly 2,380 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 25% of it annually (low-medium stress).