This statistic represents the proportion of the world's population with access to drinking water sources from 1990 to 2017, based on the quality of the drinking water source. In 1990, around 76 percent of the world's population had access to improved drinking water sources, this figure stood at 93 percent in 2017.
Proportion of the population with access to drinking water sources worldwide from 1990 to 2017, based on quality of water source*
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UNICEF, & WHO. (June 15, 2019). Proportion of the population with access to drinking water sources worldwide from 1990 to 2017, based on quality of water source* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 01, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/278656/quality-of-the-global-drinking-water-supply/
UNICEF, und WHO. "Proportion of the population with access to drinking water sources worldwide from 1990 to 2017, based on quality of water source*." Chart. June 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 01, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/278656/quality-of-the-global-drinking-water-supply/
UNICEF, WHO. (2019). Proportion of the population with access to drinking water sources worldwide from 1990 to 2017, based on quality of water source*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 01, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/278656/quality-of-the-global-drinking-water-supply/
UNICEF, and WHO. "Proportion of The Population with Access to Drinking Water Sources Worldwide from 1990 to 2017, Based on Quality of Water Source*." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/278656/quality-of-the-global-drinking-water-supply/
UNICEF & WHO, Proportion of the population with access to drinking water sources worldwide from 1990 to 2017, based on quality of water source* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/278656/quality-of-the-global-drinking-water-supply/ (last visited March 01, 2021)