Access to drinking water, urban - Country rankings
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Percent urban population with access to drinking water, 2022:
The average for 2022 based on 24 countries was 46 percent. The highest value was in South Africa: 80.5 percent and the lowest value was in the Central African Republic: 11.3 percent. The indicator is available from 2000 to 2022. 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, urban, 2022 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 80.5 | 1 | 2000 - 2022 |
| Swaziland | 77.5 | 2 | 2000 - 2022 |
| Botswana | 72.9 | 3 | 2000 - 2022 |
| Lesotho | 72.6 | 4 | 2000 - 2022 |
| Gambia | 67.8 | 5 | 2000 - 2022 |
| Ghana | 62.6 | 6 | 2000 - 2022 |
| Ivory Coast | 58.8 | 7 | 2000 - 2022 |
| Zimbabwe | 55.5 | 8 | 2000 - 2022 |
| Rwanda | 54.6 | 9 | 2000 - 2022 |
| Malawi | 52.4 | 10 | 2000 - 2022 |
| Zambia | 45.5 | 11 | 2000 - 2022 |
| Uganda | 45.1 | 12 | 2000 - 2022 |
| Madagascar | 41.3 | 13 | 2000 - 2022 |
| Senegal | 41.3 | 14 | 2000 - 2022 |
| S.T.&Principe | 40.3 | 15 | 2000 - 2022 |
| Ethiopia | 38.6 | 16 | 2000 - 2022 |
| G.-Bissau | 36.3 | 17 | 2000 - 2022 |
| Nigeria | 35.7 | 18 | 2000 - 2022 |
| Togo | 33.9 | 19 | 2000 - 2022 |
| Tanzania | 25.5 | 20 | 2000 - 2022 |
| DR Congo | 24.2 | 21 | 2000 - 2022 |
| Chad | 17.6 | 22 | 2000 - 2022 |
| Sierra Leone | 12.2 | 23 | 2000 - 2022 |
| C.A. Republic | 11.3 | 24 | 2000 - 2022 |
Definition: Access to an improved water source, urban, refers to the percentage of the urban population using an improved drinking water source. The improved drinking water source includes piped water on premises (piped household water connection located inside the users' dwelling, plot or yard), and other improved drinking water sources (public taps or standpipes, tube wells or boreholes, protected dug wells, protected springs, and rainwater collection).
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