Less than half the population in all the Sub-Saharan African countries included had access to safely managed drinking water in 2022. The share was lowest in the Central African Republic and Chad, where only six percent of the population had access to clean drinking water. Worldwide, Sub-Saharan Africa was the region with the lowest share of access to clean drinking water.
Share of the population with access to safely managed drinking water in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2022, by country or territory
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Share of population using safely managed water supplies
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UNICEF. (July 5, 2023). Share of the population with access to safely managed drinking water in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2022, by country or territory [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1423447/access-clean-drinking-water-sub-saharan-africa-by-country/
UNICEF. "Share of the population with access to safely managed drinking water in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2022, by country or territory." Chart. July 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1423447/access-clean-drinking-water-sub-saharan-africa-by-country/
UNICEF. (2023). Share of the population with access to safely managed drinking water in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2022, by country or territory. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1423447/access-clean-drinking-water-sub-saharan-africa-by-country/
UNICEF. "Share of The Population with Access to Safely Managed Drinking Water in Sub-saharan Africa in 2022, by Country or Territory." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1423447/access-clean-drinking-water-sub-saharan-africa-by-country/
UNICEF, Share of the population with access to safely managed drinking water in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2022, by country or territory Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1423447/access-clean-drinking-water-sub-saharan-africa-by-country/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of the population with access to safely managed drinking water in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2022, by country or territory [Graph], UNICEF, July 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1423447/access-clean-drinking-water-sub-saharan-africa-by-country/
