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