Lowest drinking water standards worldwide by select country 2018

Published by Ian Tiseo, Feb 6, 2023
This statistic displays the countries with the least access to drinking water services worldwide in 2018. By that year, around 42 percent of the population in Papua New Guinea still drank surface water.

Countries with the least access to drinking water services worldwide by 2018*

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2018

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Worldwide

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2018

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* Refers to percentage of people who still drink surface water.

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