Central African Republic - Access to basic drinking water services

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in Central African Republic was 28.11 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 44.41 in 2000, while its lowest value was 28.11 in 2020.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 44.41
2001 43.52
2002 42.64
2003 41.77
2004 40.90
2005 40.04
2006 39.19
2007 38.35
2008 37.52
2009 36.69
2010 35.87
2011 35.06
2012 34.26
2013 33.46
2014 32.67
2015 31.89
2016 31.12
2017 30.35
2018 29.60
2019 28.85
2020 28.11

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Central African Republic was 49.66 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 83.20 in 2000, while its lowest value was 49.66 in 2020.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 83.20
2001 81.45
2002 79.71
2003 77.97
2004 76.25
2005 74.53
2006 72.82
2007 71.12
2008 69.42
2009 67.73
2010 66.05
2011 64.38
2012 62.71
2013 61.06
2014 59.40
2015 57.76
2016 56.13
2017 54.50
2018 52.88
2019 51.27
2020 49.66

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Central African Republic was 37.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 59.01 in 2000, while its lowest value was 37.20 in 2020.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 59.01
2001 57.83
2002 56.65
2003 55.48
2004 54.32
2005 53.17
2006 52.04
2007 50.91
2008 49.80
2009 48.70
2010 47.61
2011 46.53
2012 45.46
2013 44.40
2014 43.35
2015 42.31
2016 41.28
2017 40.25
2018 39.23
2019 38.21
2020 37.20

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention