Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) | 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
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Records
53
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Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) | Improved water source (% of population with access)
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1990 48.35521595
1991 48.92023565
1992 49.50819604
1993 49.90826043
1994 50.63082317
1995 51.04116363
1996 51.85518522
1997 52.70878079
1998 53.24406969
1999 54.10093892
2000 54.75816946
2001 55.41849425
2002 56.25774691
2003 56.76248422
2004 57.48649644
2005 58.31867398
2006 58.76818011
2007 59.48833832
2008 60.21917399
2009 60.845362
2010 61.12981273
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Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) | 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
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Records
53
Source