Africa | Improved water source (% of population with access)
Access to an improved water source refers to the percentage of the population with reasonable access to an adequate amount of water from an improved source, such as a household connection, public standpipe, borehole, protected well or spring, and rainwater collection. Unimproved sources include vendors, tanker trucks, and unprotected wells and springs. Reasonable access is defined as the availability of at least 20 liters a person a day from a source within one kilometer of the dwelling.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Africa
Records
53
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Africa | Improved water source (% of population with access)
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55.86786832 1990
56.38348898 1991
56.85560455 1992
57.14676424 1993
57.61535625 1994
57.90842177 1995
58.56670806 1996
59.20940341 1997
59.68208066 1998
60.34482633 1999
60.80917872 2000
61.28197161 2001
62.11589962 2002
62.49038536 2003
63.02814869 2004
63.74128845 2005
64.11336511 2006
64.65259574 2007
65.30756777 2008
65.82287667 2009
65.75869549 2010
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Africa | Improved water source (% of population with access)
Access to an improved water source refers to the percentage of the population with reasonable access to an adequate amount of water from an improved source, such as a household connection, public standpipe, borehole, protected well or spring, and rainwater collection. Unimproved sources include vendors, tanker trucks, and unprotected wells and springs. Reasonable access is defined as the availability of at least 20 liters a person a day from a source within one kilometer of the dwelling.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Africa
Records
53
Source