People using safely managed drinking water in Africa

29 countries in Africa, 2024. Unit: % of population. World ranking →

First in the ranking
80.0 %
Morocco
Median country
29.9 %
half above, half below
World
73.7 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
6.2 to 80.0
Central African Republic - Morocco

How to read it

Across 29 countries in Africa, the highest value is in Morocco (80.0 %) and the lowest in Central African Republic (6.2 %).

The median country is at 29.9 %: half are above, half below.

The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

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Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: washdata.org, note: Aggregate data… · via World Bank WDI (SH.H2O.SMDW.ZS) · licence

Safe drinking water over time

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Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Share of the highest value
1Morocco80.0
2Egypt78.9
3Algeria69.0
4South Africa68.0
5Tunisia65.0
6Seychelles64.7
7Botswana63.3
8The Gambia48.2
9Ghana42.9
10Eswatini38.2
11São Tomé and Principe36.7
12Côte d'Ivoire36.4
13Tanzania31.3
14Lesotho31.3
15Nigeria29.9
16Mozambique27.5
17Senegal27.2
18Zimbabwe25.5
19Guinea-Bissau24.0
20Madagascar22.1
21Togo20.5
22Malawi18.2
23Uganda18.1
24Benin17.7
25Ethiopia13.5
26Democratic Republic of the Congo11.9
27Sierra Leone10.9
28Chad6.3
29Central African Republic6.2
World Bank, WDI · SH.H2O.SMDW.ZS · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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