This statistic shows the percentage of population using improved drinking-water sources worldwide in the years 1990, 2000, and 2015, by region. In 2000, this percentage was 97 percent in Europe, while it stood at 57 percent in Africa.
Percentage of population using improved drinking-water sources worldwide in 1990, 2000, and 2015, by region
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Statistics on Water access worldwide
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Global share of Earth's water resources
- Premium Statistic Global renewable water resources 2017, by region
- Premium Statistic Global drinking water coverage shares 2015-2020, by source
- Basic Statistic Share of population with access to basic drinking water 2020, by region
- Basic Statistic Handwashing coverage worldwide 2015-2020
Resources
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- Premium Statistic Global renewable groundwater and surface water resources 2017, by region
- Premium Statistic Global renewable water resources 2018, by select country
- Premium Statistic Global renewable surface water resources 2018, by select country
- Premium Statistic Global renewable groundwater resources 2018, by select country
Consumption
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- Premium Statistic Annual water withdrawals worldwide by region 2018
- Premium Statistic Water withdrawals worldwide 2018, by select country
- Basic Statistic Global water withdrawals per capita 2020, by select country
- Premium Statistic Global fresh surface water withdrawals 2018, by select country
- Premium Statistic Global fresh groundwater withdrawals 2018, by select country
Drinking water
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- Basic Statistic Global urban and rural drinking water coverage 2020, by water source
- Premium Statistic Regional drinking water coverage worldwide 2020, by water source
- Premium Statistic Global populations without basic drinking water services worldwide 2000-2020
- Premium Statistic Regional populations without basic drinking water services worldwide 2000-2020
- Premium Statistic Access to drinking water in Asia 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Access to drinking water in Australasia 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Access to drinking water in Europe 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Access to drinking water in MENA 2020, by country
Scarcity
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- Basic Statistic Water stress worldwide 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Dependency ratio of global renewable water resources 2018, by select country
- Basic Statistic Global drought risk index 2020, by country
- Basic Statistic Handwashing coverage worldwide 2020, by select region
- Basic Statistic Countries with lowest access to handwashing facilities worldwide 2020
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- Global population without access to improved water sources 1990-2015
- Global urban and rural population without access to improved water 1990-2015
- Sales volume of NEWater in Singapore 2011-2021
- Sales volume of water in Singapore 2021, by type
- Investments in the drinking water industry in the Netherlands 1990-2018
- Netherlands: sales volume per company in the drinking water industry 2018
- Access to potable water in selected African countries in 2010
- Population with access to water supply systems in Spain 2000-2017
- Population without access to improved drinking-water sources by world region 2015
- Countries with lowest percentage of improved drinking-water sources usage 2015
- Population share affected by severe water scarcity worldwide by key country 2015
- Share urban households with improved sources drinking water Philippines 2017 by type
- Share households using improved source of drinking water Philippines 2017, by region
- Federal drinking water requirements in schools in the U.S. 2011-2012
- Share of schools with basic hand washing facilities India FY 2016-2021
- Water production in Tanzania 2017-2021
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- Global population without access to improved water sources 1990-2015
- Global urban and rural population without access to improved water 1990-2015
- Sales volume of NEWater in Singapore 2011-2021
- Sales volume of water in Singapore 2021, by type
- Investments in the drinking water industry in the Netherlands 1990-2018
- Netherlands: sales volume per company in the drinking water industry 2018
- Access to potable water in selected African countries in 2010
- Population with access to water supply systems in Spain 2000-2017
- Population without access to improved drinking-water sources by world region 2015
- Countries with lowest percentage of improved drinking-water sources usage 2015
- Population share affected by severe water scarcity worldwide by key country 2015
- Share urban households with improved sources drinking water Philippines 2017 by type
- Share households using improved source of drinking water Philippines 2017, by region
- Federal drinking water requirements in schools in the U.S. 2011-2012
- Share of schools with basic hand washing facilities India FY 2016-2021
- Water production in Tanzania 2017-2021
WHO. (May 5, 2017). Percentage of population using improved drinking-water sources worldwide in 1990, 2000, and 2015, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/280145/population-using-improved-drinking-water-sources-worldwide-by-region/
WHO. "Percentage of population using improved drinking-water sources worldwide in 1990, 2000, and 2015, by region." Chart. May 5, 2017. Statista. Accessed January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280145/population-using-improved-drinking-water-sources-worldwide-by-region/
WHO. (2017). Percentage of population using improved drinking-water sources worldwide in 1990, 2000, and 2015, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280145/population-using-improved-drinking-water-sources-worldwide-by-region/
WHO. "Percentage of Population Using Improved Drinking-water Sources Worldwide in 1990, 2000, and 2015, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280145/population-using-improved-drinking-water-sources-worldwide-by-region/
WHO, Percentage of population using improved drinking-water sources worldwide in 1990, 2000, and 2015, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280145/population-using-improved-drinking-water-sources-worldwide-by-region/ (last visited January 29, 2023)
Percentage of population using improved drinking-water sources worldwide in 1990, 2000, and 2015, by region [Graph], WHO, May 5, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/280145/population-using-improved-drinking-water-sources-worldwide-by-region/