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
Africa | Improved water source (% of population with access)
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1990 55.86786832
1991 56.38348898
1992 56.85560455
1993 57.14676424
1994 57.61535625
1995 57.90842177
1996 58.56670806
1997 59.20940341
1998 59.68208066
1999 60.34482633
2000 60.80917872
2001 61.28197161
2002 62.11589962
2003 62.49038536
2004 63.02814869
2005 63.74128845
2006 64.11336511
2007 64.65259574
2008 65.30756777
2009 65.82287667
2010 65.75869549
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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