Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) | 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
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Records
53
Source
Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) | Improved water source, rural (% of rural population with access)
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35.17272095 1990
35.39029307 1991
35.95274169 1992
36.50672356 1993
37.14101345 1994
37.81805607 1995
38.60042414 1996
39.33054847 1997
40.00266138 1998
40.84809328 1999
41.58859408 2000
42.19827607 2001
43.08656843 2002
43.62918855 2003
44.34609695 2004
45.12493648 2005
45.80320537 2006
46.47382077 2007
47.27715631 2008
47.89614548 2009
48.44123565 2010
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Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) | 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
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Records
53
Source