Africa | Improved water source, rural (% of rural 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, rural (% of rural population with access)
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41.77258761 1990
42.02233053 1991
42.50288779 1992
42.96548553 1993
43.43120425 1994
43.98506343 1995
44.69957957 1996
45.27410309 1997
45.89649476 1998
46.56533372 1999
47.27872867 2000
47.74677521 2001
48.47525995 2002
48.99420292 2003
49.59563051 2004
50.30200257 2005
50.88832967 2006
51.50890779 2007
52.16737621 2008
52.73912288 2009
53.08344649 2010
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Africa | Improved water source, rural (% of rural 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