Year | Population | Use of improved sanitation facilities | Use of improved drinking water sources | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (thousands) | Urban (%) | Urban (%) | Rural (%) | Total (%) | Urban (%) | Rural (%) | Total (%) | |||||||||
1990 |
17,290 |
17 |
85 |
67 |
70 |
91 |
62 |
67 |
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2000 |
18,767 |
16 |
87 |
81 |
82 |
95 |
77 |
80 |
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2008 |
20,061 |
15 |
88 |
92 |
91 |
98 |
88 |
90 |
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2015 MDG target |
- |
85 |
84 |
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Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation; *Figures calculated by WSSCC based on the JMP.
Between 1990 and 2008, 6.2 million people gained access to improved sanitation facilities. The number of people using improved drinking water sources increased by 6.5 million.
Figures calculated by WSSCC based on the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation.
Sri Lanka has already reached the MDG target for sanitation.
