Access to drinking water, rural - Country rankings
* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
Percent rural population with access to drinking water, 2024:
The average for 2024 based on 26 countries was 19.3 percent. The highest value was in Algeria: 59.4 percent and the lowest value was in Democratic Republic of the Congo: 0.5 percent. The indicator is available from 2000 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: WHO/UNICEF
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| Countries | Access to drinking water, rural, 2024 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 59.4 | 1 | 2000 - 2024 |
| Morocco | 58.4 | 2 | 2000 - 2024 |
| Tunisia | 57.9 | 3 | 2000 - 2024 |
| South Africa | 50.8 | 4 | 2000 - 2024 |
| Swaziland | 25.3 | 5 | 2000 - 2024 |
| S.T.&Principe | 24.6 | 6 | 2000 - 2024 |
| Tanzania | 22.8 | 7 | 2000 - 2024 |
| Nigeria | 22.4 | 8 | 2000 - 2024 |
| Ivory Coast | 19.1 | 9 | 2000 - 2024 |
| Ghana | 17.2 | 10 | 2000 - 2024 |
| Mozambique | 14.6 | 11 | 2000 - 2024 |
| Lesotho | 14.3 | 12 | 2000 - 2024 |
| G.-Bissau | 13.7 | 13 | 2000 - 2024 |
| Senegal | 13.2 | 14 | 2000 - 2024 |
| Zimbabwe | 10.9 | 15 | 2000 - 2024 |
| Madagascar | 10.5 | 16 | 2000 - 2024 |
| Gambia | 10.4 | 17 | 2000 - 2024 |
| Malawi | 10.4 | 18 | 2000 - 2024 |
| Uganda | 9.8 | 19 | 2000 - 2024 |
| Sierra Leone | 9.6 | 20 | 2000 - 2024 |
| Togo | 9 | 21 | 2000 - 2024 |
| Benin | 6.7 | 22 | 2000 - 2024 |
| Ethiopia | 5.8 | 23 | 2000 - 2024 |
| Chad | 2.7 | 24 | 2000 - 2024 |
| C.A. Republic | 2.2 | 25 | 2000 - 2024 |
| DR Congo | 0.5 | 26 | 2000 - 2024 |
Definition: The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from faecal 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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