This statistic represents the proportion of the population in urban and rural areas that has access to water sources in 2017, by type of water source. In 2017, around four percent of the world's rural population had access to surface water.
Proportion of the populations in urban and rural areas with access to water sources worldwide in 2017, by water source
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WHO, & UNICEF. (June 15, 2019). Proportion of the populations in urban and rural areas with access to water sources worldwide in 2017, by water source [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 22, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/278660/drinking-water-coverage-in-urban-and-rural-regions-worldwide/
WHO, und UNICEF. "Proportion of the populations in urban and rural areas with access to water sources worldwide in 2017, by water source." Chart. June 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 22, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/278660/drinking-water-coverage-in-urban-and-rural-regions-worldwide/
WHO, UNICEF. (2019). Proportion of the populations in urban and rural areas with access to water sources worldwide in 2017, by water source. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 22, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/278660/drinking-water-coverage-in-urban-and-rural-regions-worldwide/
WHO, and UNICEF. "Proportion of The Populations in Urban and Rural Areas with Access to Water Sources Worldwide in 2017, by Water Source." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/278660/drinking-water-coverage-in-urban-and-rural-regions-worldwide/
WHO & UNICEF, Proportion of the populations in urban and rural areas with access to water sources worldwide in 2017, by water source Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/278660/drinking-water-coverage-in-urban-and-rural-regions-worldwide/ (last visited February 22, 2020)
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