Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by People > Drinking water source > Improved > Rural
DEFINITION:
This entry is derived from People > Drinking water source > Improved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved drinking water sources available to segments of the population of a country.improved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: piped water into dwelling, yard, or plot; public tap or standpipe; tubewell or borehole; protected dug well; protected spring; or rainwater collection. unimproved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: unprotected dug well; unprotected spring; cart with small tank or drum; tanker truck; surface water, which includes rivers, dams, lakes, ponds, streams, canals or irrigation channels; or bottled water.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauritius | 99% of population | 2013 | |
| 2 | Comoros | 97% of population | 2013 | |
| 3 | Botswana | 92% of population | 2013 | |
| 4 | Namibia | 90% of population | 2013 | |
| 5 | Sao Tome and Principe | 88% of population | 2013 | |
| =6 | The Gambia | 85% of population | 2013 | |
| =6 | Cape Verde | 85% of population | 2013 | |
| =8 | Malawi | 80% of population | 2013 | |
| =8 | Ghana | 80% of population | 2013 | |
| 10 | South Africa | 79% of population | 2013 | |
| =11 | Burkina Faso | 73% of population | 2013 | |
| =11 | Lesotho | 73% of population | 2013 | |
| 13 | Burundi | 71% of population | 2013 | |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 69% of population | 2013 | |
| =15 | Cote d'Ivoire | 68% of population | 2013 | |
| =15 | Benin | 68% of population | 2013 | |
| =15 | Uganda | 68% of population | 2013 | |
| =18 | Swaziland | 65% of population | 2013 | |
| =18 | Guinea | 65% of population | 2013 | |
| 20 | Rwanda | 63% of population | 2013 | |
| 21 | Liberia | 60% of population | 2013 | |
| 22 | Eritrea | 57% of population | 2013 | |
| 23 | Senegal | 56% of population | 2013 | |
| 24 | Djibouti | 54% of population | 2013 | |
| =25 | Guinea-Bissau | 53% of population | 2013 | |
| =25 | South Sudan | 53% of population | 2012 | |
| =27 | Cameroon | 52% of population | 2013 | |
| =27 | Sudan | 52% of population | 2013 | |
| =27 | Kenya | 52% of population | 2013 | |
| =30 | Central African Republic | 51% of population | 2013 | |
| =30 | Mali | 51% of population | 2013 | |
| 32 | Mauritania | 48% of population | 2013 | |
| 33 | Zambia | 46% of population | 2013 | |
| =34 | Tanzania | 44% of population | 2013 | |
| =34 | Chad | 44% of population | 2013 | |
| 36 | Nigeria | 43% of population | 2013 | |
| 37 | Equatorial Guinea | 42% of population | 2013 | |
| 38 | Gabon | 41% of population | 2013 | |
| 39 | Togo | 40% of population | 2013 | |
| 40 | Niger | 39% of population | 2013 | |
| 41 | Angola | 38% of population | 2013 | |
| 42 | Sierra Leone | 35% of population | 2013 | |
| =43 | Ethiopia | 34% of population | 2013 | |
| =43 | Madagascar | 34% of population | 2013 | |
| 45 | Mozambique | 29% of population | 2013 | |
| 46 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 27% of population | 2013 | |
| 47 | Somalia | 7% of population | 2013 |
