Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by People > Drinking water source > Unimproved > Total
DEFINITION:
This entry is derived from People > Drinking water source > Unimproved, 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 | Somalia | 71% of population | 2010 | |
| 2 | Equatorial Guinea | 57% of population | 2000 | |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 56% of population | 2010 | |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 55% of population | 2010 | |
| 5 | Madagascar | 54% of population | 2010 | |
| 6 | Mozambique | 53% of population | 2010 | |
| 7 | Niger | 51% of population | 2010 | |
| 8 | Mauritania | 50% of population | 2010 | |
| =9 | Angola | 49% of population | 2010 | |
| =9 | Chad | 49% of population | 2010 | |
| 11 | Tanzania | 47% of population | 2010 | |
| 12 | Sierra Leone | 45% of population | 2010 | |
| =13 | Nigeria | 42% of population | 2010 | |
| =13 | Sudan | 42% of population | 2010 | |
| 15 | Kenya | 41% of population | 2010 | |
| =16 | Togo | 39% of population | 2010 | |
| =16 | Zambia | 39% of population | 2010 | |
| =16 | Eritrea | 39% of population | 2008 | |
| =19 | Mali | 36% of population | 2010 | |
| =19 | Guinea-Bissau | 36% of population | 2010 | |
| 21 | Rwanda | 35% of population | 2010 | |
| 22 | Central African Republic | 33% of population | 2010 | |
| 23 | Swaziland | 29% of population | 2010 | |
| =24 | Senegal | 28% of population | 2010 | |
| =24 | Uganda | 28% of population | 2010 | |
| =24 | Burundi | 28% of population | 2010 | |
| 27 | Liberia | 27% of population | 2010 | |
| 28 | Guinea | 26% of population | 2010 | |
| 29 | Benin | 25% of population | 2010 | |
| 30 | Cameroon | 23% of population | 2010 | |
| 31 | Lesotho | 22% of population | 2010 | |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 21% of population | 2010 | |
| =33 | Zimbabwe | 20% of population | 2010 | |
| =33 | Cote d'Ivoire | 20% of population | 2010 | |
| 35 | Malawi | 17% of population | 2010 | |
| 36 | Ghana | 14% of population | 2010 | |
| 37 | Gabon | 13% of population | 2010 | |
| =38 | Cape Verde | 12% of population | 2010 | |
| =38 | Djibouti | 12% of population | 2010 | |
| =40 | The Gambia | 11% of population | 2010 | |
| =40 | Sao Tome and Principe | 11% of population | 2010 | |
| 42 | South Africa | 9% of population | 2010 | |
| 43 | Namibia | 7% of population | 2010 | |
| 44 | Comoros | 5% of population | 2010 | |
| 45 | Botswana | 4% of population | 2010 | |
| 46 | Mauritius | 1% of population | 2010 |
