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Field Listing :: Drinking water source
This entry provides information about access to improved or unimproved drinking water sources available to segments of the population of a country. Improved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: piped water into dwelling, yard, or plot; public tap or standpipe; tubewell or borehole; protected dug well; protected spring; or rainwater collection. Unimproved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: unprotected dug well; unprotected spring; cart with small tank or drum; tanker truck; surface water, which includes rivers, dams, lakes, ponds, streams, canals or irrigation channels; or bottled water.
By Country Listing of the values for the Drinking water source field
Country Drinking water source
Afghanistan
improved: urban: 95.9% of population
rural: 61.4% of population
total: 70.2% of population
unimproved: urban: 3.2% of population
rural: 38.6% of population
total: 38.6% of population (2017 est.)
Albania
improved: urban: 96.8% of population
rural: 95.3% of population
total: 96.2% of population
unimproved: urban: 4.7% of population
rural: 4.7% of population
total: 3.8% of population (2017 est.)
Algeria
improved: urban: 99.2% of population
rural: 97.4% of population
total: 98.7% of population
unimproved: urban: 0.8% of population
rural: 2.1% of population
total: 1.1% of population (2017 est.)
American Samoa
improved: total: 100% of population
unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Andorra
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Angola
improved: urban: 81.7% of population
rural: 36.6% of population
total: 65.8% of population
unimproved: urban: 18.3% of population
rural: 63.4% of population
total: 34.2% of population (2017 est.)
Anguilla
improved: urban: 97.5% of population
total: 97.5% of population
unimproved: urban: 2.5% of population
total: 2.5% of population (2017 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda
improved: total: 96.7% of population
unimproved: total: 3.2% of population (2017 est.)
Argentina
improved: urban: 99% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 99.1% of population
unimproved: urban: 1% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0.9% of population (2015 est.)
Armenia
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Aruba
improved: urban: 98.1% of population
rural: 98.1% of population
total: 98.1% of population
unimproved: urban: 1.9% of population
rural: 1.9% of population
total: 1.9% of population (2015 est.)
Australia
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Austria
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Azerbaijan
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 87.4% of population
total: 94.1% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 12.6% of population
total: 4.9% of population (2017 est.)
Bahamas, The
improved: total: 98.9% of population
unimproved: total: 1.1% of population (2017 est.)
Bahrain
improved: total: 100% of population
unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Bangladesh
improved: urban: 98.9% of population
rural: 98.4% of population
total: 98.6% of population
unimproved: urban: 1.1% of population
rural: 1.6% of population
total: 1.4% of population (2017 est.)
Barbados
improved: total: 98.5% of population
unimproved: total: 1.5% of population (2017 est.)
Belarus
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 98.3% of population
total: 99.8% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 1.7% of population
total: 0.2% of population (2017 est.)
Belgium
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Belize
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 98.6% of population
total: 99.2% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 1.4% of population
total: 0.8% of population (2017 est.)
Benin
improved: urban: 81.2% of population
rural: 72.2% of population
total: 76.4% of population
unimproved: urban: 18.8% of population
rural: 27.8% of population
total: 23.6% of population (2017 est.)
Bermuda
improved: total: 100% of population
unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Bhutan
improved: urban: 99.3% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 99.7% of population
unimproved: urban: 0.7% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0.3% of population (2017 est.)
Bolivia
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 78.1% of population
total: 92.8% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 21.9% of population
total: 7.1% of population (2017 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
improved: urban: 99.9% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 99.9% of population
unimproved: urban: 0.1% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0.1% of population (2017 est.)
Botswana
improved: urban: 98.2% of population
rural: 94% of population
total: 96.9% of population
unimproved: urban: 1.8% of population
rural: 3.1% of population
total: 3.8% of population (2017 est.)
Brazil
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 91.6% of population
total: 98.2% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 8.4% of population
total: 1.6% of population (2017 est.)
British Virgin Islands
improved: total: 100% of population
unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Brunei
improved: total: 100% of population
unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Bulgaria
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 98% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 2% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Burkina Faso
improved: urban: 94.9% of population
rural: 67.9% of population
total: 75.6% of population
unimproved: urban: 4.5% of population
rural: 32.1% of population
total: 24.4% of population (2017 est.)
Burma
improved: urban: 93% of population
rural: 76.9% of population
total: 81.8% of population
unimproved: urban: 7% of population
rural: 23.1% of population
total: 18.2% of population (2017 est.)
Burundi
improved: urban: 97.6% of population
rural: 77.8% of population
total: 80.3% of population
unimproved: urban: -1.1% of population
rural: 22.2% of population
total: 19.7% of population (2017 est.)
Cabo Verde
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 89.1% of population
total: 96.2% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 10.9% of population
total: 3.8% of population (2017 est.)
Cambodia
improved: urban: 98.4% of population
rural: 77.8% of population
total: 80.3% of population
unimproved: urban: 1.6% of population
rural: 22.2% of population
total: 19.7% of population (2017 est.)
Cameroon
improved: urban: 94% of population
rural: 54.6% of population
total: 76.5% of population
unimproved: urban: 6% of population
rural: 45.3% of population
total: 23.5% of population (2017 est.)
Canada
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 98.9% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 1.1% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Cayman Islands
improved: urban: 97.4% of population
total: 97.4% of population
unimproved: urban: 2.6% of population
total: 2.6% of population (2015 est.)
Central African Republic
improved: urban: 89.6% of population
rural: 54.4% of population
total: 68.5% of population
unimproved: urban: 10.4% of population
rural: 45.6% of population
total: 31.5% of population (2015 est.)
Chad
improved: urban: 86.7% of population
rural: 46.6% of population
total: 55.7% of population
unimproved: urban: 13.3% of population
rural: 53.4% of population
total: 44.3% of population (2017 est.)
Chile
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
China
improved: urban: 97.7% of population
rural: 87.8% of population
total: 92.8% of population
unimproved: urban: 2.3% of population
rural: 12.2% of population
total: 7.2% of population (2017 est.)
Colombia
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 86.4% of population
total: 97.3% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 13.6% of population
total: 2.7% of population (2017 est.)
Comoros
improved: urban: 97.4% of population
rural: 88.5% of population
total: 91% of population
unimproved: urban: 2.6% of population
rural: 11.5% of population
total: 8.9% of population (2017 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
improved: urban: 84.3% of population
rural: 32.4% of population
total: 55.2% of population
unimproved: urban: 15.7% of population
rural: 67.6% of population
total: 44.8% of population (2017 est.)
Congo, Republic of the
improved: urban: 97.5% of population
rural: 56.4% of population
total: 83.7% of population
unimproved: urban: 2.5% of population
rural: 43.6% of population
total: 16.3% of population (2017 est.)
Cook Islands
improved: total: 100% of population
unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Costa Rica
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire
improved: urban: 90.4% of population
rural: 67.8% of population
total: 79.2% of population
unimproved: urban: 9.6% of population
rural: 32.2% of population
total: 20.8% of population (2017 est.)
Croatia
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Cuba
improved: urban: 98.2% of population
rural: 94.5% of population
total: 97.4% of population
unimproved: urban: 1.8% of population
rural: 5.5% of population
total: 2.6% of population (2017 est.)
Curacao
improved: total: 100% of population
unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Cyprus
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Czechia
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Denmark
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Djibouti
improved: urban: 99.3% of population
rural: 59.1% of population
total: 90.3% of population
unimproved: urban: 0.7% of population
rural: 40.9% of population
total: 9.7% of population (2017 est.)
Dominica
improved: urban: 95.7% of population
unimproved: urban: 4.3% of population
Dominican Republic
improved: urban: 98.3% of population
rural: 92% of population
total: 96.7% of population
unimproved: urban: 1.7% of population
rural: 8% of population
total: 3.3% of population (2017 est.)
Ecuador
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 83.5% of population
total: 94% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 16.2% of population
total: 6% of population (2017 est.)
Egypt
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 98.8% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 1.2% of population
total: 0.6% of population (2017 est.)
El Salvador
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 92.2% of population
total: 97.4% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 7.8% of population
total: 2.6% of population (2015 est.)
Equatorial Guinea
improved: urban: 81.7% of population
rural: 32.1% of population
total: 67.6% of population
unimproved: urban: 18.3% of population
rural: 67.9% of population
total: 32.4% of population (2017 est.)
Eritrea
improved: urban: 73.2% of population
rural: 53.3% of population
total: 57.8% of population
unimproved: urban: 26.8% of population
rural: 46.7% of population
total: 42.2% of population (2015 est.)
Estonia
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Eswatini
improved: urban: 96.8% of population
rural: 72.3% of population
total: 78.3% of population
unimproved: urban: 3.2% of population
rural: 27.7% of population
total: 21.7% of population (2017 est.)
Ethiopia
improved: urban: 97% of population
rural: 61.7% of population
total: 68.9% of population
unimproved: urban: 3% of population
rural: 38.3% of population
total: 31.1% of population (2017 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 78.2% of population
total: 92% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 21.8% of population
total: 5% of population (2017 est.)
Faroe Islands
improved: total: 99% of population
unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Fiji
improved: urban: 97.8% of population
rural: 88.7% of population
total: 93.8% of population
unimproved: urban: 2.2% of population
rural: 11.3% of population
total: 6.2% of population (2017 est.)
Finland
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
France
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
French Polynesia
improved: total: 100% of population
unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Gabon
improved: urban: 97% of population
rural: 68% of population
total: 93.8% of population
unimproved: urban: 0.3% of population
rural: 32% of population
total: 6.2% of population (2017 est.)
Gambia, The
improved: urban: 91.4% of population
rural: 80.4% of population
total: 87.1% of population
unimproved: urban: 8.6% of population
rural: 19.6% of population
total: 12.9% of population (2017 est.)
Gaza Strip
improved: urban: 97.1% of population
rural: 97.1% of population
total: 96.8% of population
unimproved: urban: 2.9% of population
rural: 2.9% of population
total: 3.2% of population (2017 est.)

note: includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank

Georgia
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 96.2% of population
total: 98.4% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 3.8% of population
total: 1.6% of population (2017 est.)
Germany
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Ghana
improved: urban: 97.4% of population
rural: 80.6% of population
total: 89.9% of population
unimproved: urban: 2.6% of population
rural: 19.4% of population
total: 10.1% of population (2017 est.)
Gibraltar
improved: urban: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Greece
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Greenland
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Grenada
improved: total: 96.8% of population
unimproved: total: 3.2% of population (2017 est.)
Guam
improved: total: 100% of population
unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Guatemala
improved: urban: 97.9% of population
rural: 92.2% of population
total: 95.2% of population
unimproved: urban: 2.1% of population
rural: 7.8% of population
total: 4.8% of population (2017 est.)
Guernsey
improved: total: 94.2% of population
unimproved: total: 5.9% of population (2017 est.)
note: includes data for Jersey
Guinea
improved: urban: 97.9% of population
rural: 69.8% of population
total: 79.9% of population
unimproved: urban: 2.1% of population
rural: 27.6% of population
total: 20.1% of population (2017 est.)
Guinea-Bissau
improved: urban: 91.2% of population
rural: 60.3% of population
total: 73.5% of population
unimproved: urban: 8.5% of population
rural: 39.7% of population
total: 26.5% of population (2017 est.)
Guyana
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 95.6% of population
total: 96.7% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 38.7% of population
total: 26.5% of population (2017 est.)
Haiti
improved: urban: 91.5% of population
rural: 55.4% of population
total: 75% of population
unimproved: urban: 8.5% of population
rural: 44.6% of population
total: 25% of population (2017 est.)
Holy See (Vatican City)
improved: total: 100% of population
unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Honduras
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 88.9% of population
total: 94.8% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 11.1% of population
total: 5.2% of population (2017 est.)
Hong Kong
improved: urban: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: -1% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Hungary
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Iceland
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
India
improved: urban: 96% of population
rural: 91% of population
total: 92.7% of population
unimproved: urban: 4% of population
rural: 9% of population
total: 7.2% of population (2017 est.)
Indonesia
improved: urban: 96.6% of population
rural: 83.7% of population
total: 90.8% of population
unimproved: urban: 3.4% of population
rural: 16.3% of population
total: 9.2% of population (2017 est.)
Iran
improved: urban: 98.6% of population
rural: 93.1% of population
total: 97.2% of population
unimproved: urban: 1.4% of population
rural: 6.9% of population
total: 2.8% of population (2017 est.)
Iraq
improved: urban: 98.8% of population
rural: 95% of population
total: 97.9% of population
unimproved: urban: 1.2% of population
rural: 5% of population
total: 2.1% of population (2017 est.)
Ireland
improved: urban: 97% of population
rural: 98.1% of population
total: 97.4% of population
unimproved: urban: 3% of population
rural: 1.9% of population
total: 2.6% of population (2017 est.)
Isle of Man
improved: total: 100% of population
unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Israel
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Italy
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Jamaica
improved: urban: 98.5% of population
rural: 93% of population
total: 96% of population
unimproved: urban: 1.5% of population
rural: 7% of population
total: 4% of population (2017 est.)
Japan
improved: total: 100% of population
unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Jersey
improved: total: 94.2% of population
unimproved: total: 5.9% of population (2017 est.)
note: includes data for Guernsey
Jordan
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 97.7% of population
total: 98.9% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 2.2% of population
total: 1.1% of population (2017 est.)
Kazakhstan
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 93.8% of population
total: 97.4% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 6.2% of population
total: 2.6% of population (2017 est.)
Kenya
improved: urban: 89% of population
rural: 60.4% of population
total: 68% of population
unimproved: urban: 11% of population
rural: 39.6% of population
total: 32% of population (2017 est.)
Kiribati
improved: total: 71.6% of population
unimproved: total: 28.4% of population (2017 est.)
Korea, North
improved: urban: 97.2% of population
rural: 90.2% of population
total: 94.5% of population
unimproved: urban: 2.8% of population
rural: 9.8% of population
total: 5.5% of population (2017 est.)
Korea, South
improved: total: 100% of population
unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Kuwait
improved: total: 100% of population
unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Kyrgyzstan
improved: urban: 97.1% of population
rural: 84.4% of population
total: 89.3% of population
unimproved: urban: 2.9% of population
rural: 15.6% of population
total: 10.7% of population (2017 est.)
Laos
improved: urban: 94.4% of population
rural: 76.8% of population
total: 82.1% of population
unimproved: urban: 5.6% of population
rural: 23.2% of population
total: 17.9% of population (2017 est.)
Latvia
improved: urban: 98.8% of population
rural: 98.2% of population
total: 98.6% of population
unimproved: urban: 1.2% of population
rural: 1.8% of population
total: 1.4% of population (2017 est.)
Lebanon
improved: total: 100% of population
unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Lesotho
improved: urban: 93% of population
rural: 72.4% of population
total: 78.2% of population
unimproved: urban: 7% of population
rural: 27.6% of population
total: 21.8% of population (2017 est.)
Liberia
improved: urban: 93.8% of population
rural: 67.9% of population
total: 81% of population
unimproved: urban: 6.2% of population
rural: 32.1% of population
total: 19% of population (2017 est.)
Libya
improved: total: 98.5% of population
unimproved: total: 1.5% of population (2017 est.)
Liechtenstein
improved: total: 100% of population
unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Lithuania
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 92.8% of population
total: 97.5% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 7.2% of population
total: 2.5% of population (2017 est.)
Luxembourg
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 98.8% of population
total: 99% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 1.2% of population
total: 1% of population (2017 est.)
Macau
improved: urban: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Madagascar
improved: urban: 87.9% of population
rural: 36.3% of population
total: 55.5% of population
unimproved: urban: 12.1% of population
rural: 63.7% of population
total: 44.5% of population (2017 est.)
Malawi
improved: urban: 95.9% of population
rural: 87.3% of population
total: 88.7% of population
unimproved: urban: 4.1% of population
rural: 12.7% of population
total: 11.3% of population (2017 est.)
Malaysia
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 89.3% of population
total: 96.7% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 11.7% of population
total: 3.3% of population (2017 est.)
Maldives
improved: urban: 98.3% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 1.7% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Mali
improved: urban: 97.1% of population
rural: 72.8% of population
total: 82.9% of population
unimproved: urban: 2.9% of population
rural: 27.2% of population
total: 17.1% of population (2017 est.)
Malta
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Marshall Islands
improved: urban: 99.8% of population
rural: 99.7% of population
total: 99.8% of population
unimproved: urban: 0.2% of population
rural: 0.3% of population
total: 0.2% of population (2017 est.)
Mauritania
improved: urban: 98.7% of population
rural: 68.4% of population
total: 84.4% of population
unimproved: urban: 1.3% of population
rural: 31.6% of population
total: 15.6% of population (2017 est.)
Mauritius
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Mexico
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 96.6% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 3.4% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of
improved: total: 78.6% of population
unimproved: total: 21.4% of population (2017 est.)
Moldova
improved: urban: 98.5% of population
rural: 84.6% of population
total: 90.5% of population
unimproved: urban: 1.5% of population
rural: 15.4% of population
total: 9.5% of population (2017 est.)
Monaco
improved: urban: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Mongolia
improved: urban: 97.6% of population
rural: 59.2% of population
total: 85.4% of population
unimproved: urban: 2.4% of population
rural: 40.8% of population
total: 14.6% of population (2017 est.)
Montenegro
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 99.8% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0.2% of population (2017 est.)
Montserrat
improved: urban: 99% of population
rural: 99% of population
total: 99% of population
unimproved: urban: 1% of population
rural: 1% of population
total: 1% of population (2015 est.)
Morocco
improved: urban: 98.3% of population
rural: 79.1% of population
total: 91% of population
unimproved: urban: 1.7% of population
rural: 20.9% of population
total: 9% of population (2017 est.)
Mozambique
improved: urban: 93.2% of population
rural: 58.3% of population
total: 70.7% of population
unimproved: urban: 6.8% of population
rural: 41.7% of population
total: 29.3% of population (2017 est.)
Namibia
improved: urban: 98.9% of population
rural: 80.8% of population
total: 89.7% of population
unimproved: urban: 1.1% of population
rural: 19.2% of population
total: 10.3% of population (2017 est.)
Nauru
improved: urban: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Nepal
improved: urban: 91.7% of population
rural: 91.4% of population
total: 91.5% of population
unimproved: urban: 8.3% of population
rural: 8.6% of population
total: 8.5% of population (2017 est.)
Netherlands
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
New Caledonia
improved: total: 100% of population
unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
New Zealand
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Nicaragua
improved: urban: 97.6% of population
rural: 62.6% of population
total: 83.1% of population
unimproved: urban: 2.4% of population
rural: 37.4% of population
total: 16.9% of population (2017 est.)
Niger
improved: urban: 95.7% of population
rural: 59.2% of population
total: 65.2% of population
unimproved: urban: 4.3% of population
rural: 40.8% of population
total: 34.8% of population (2017 est.)
Nigeria
improved: urban: 92.6% of population
rural: 63.6% of population
total: 77.9% of population
unimproved: urban: 7.4% of population
rural: 36.4% of population
total: 22.1% of population (2017 est.)
Niue
improved: total: 98.2% of population
unimproved: total: 1.8% of population (2017 est.)
North Macedonia
improved: urban: 99.8% of population
rural: 98.9% of population
total: 99.4% of population
unimproved: urban: 0.2% of population
rural: 1.1% of population
total: 0.6% of population (2017 est.)
Northern Mariana Islands
improved: total: 100% of population
unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Norway
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Oman
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Pakistan
improved: urban: 94.2% of population
rural: 89.9% of population
total: 91.5% of population
unimproved: urban: 5.8% of population
rural: 10.1% of population
total: 8.5% of population (2017 est.)
Palau
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Panama
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 94.8% of population
total: 98.3% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 5.2% of population
total: 1.7% of population (2017 est.)
Papua New Guinea
improved: urban: 89.4% of population
rural: 36.1% of population
total: 43% of population
unimproved: urban: 10.6% of population
rural: 63.9% of population
total: 57% of population (2017 est.)
Paraguay
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Peru
improved: urban: 95.6% of population
rural: 77.4% of population
total: 92.1% of population
unimproved: urban: 4.4% of population
rural: 22.6% of population
total: 7.9% of population (2017 est.)
Philippines
improved: urban: 97.7% of population
rural: 92.7% of population
total: 95.4% of population
unimproved: urban: 2.3% of population
rural: 7.3% of population
total: 4.6% of population (2017 est.)
Poland
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Portugal
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Puerto Rico
improved: total: 97% of population
unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Qatar
improved: total: 100% of population
unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Romania
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Russia
improved: urban: 98.6% of population
rural: 94.2% of population
total: 97.1% of population
unimproved: urban: 1.4% of population
rural: 5.8% of population
total: 2.9% of population (2017 est.)
Rwanda
improved: urban: 92% of population
rural: 76.9% of population
total: 79.5% of population
unimproved: urban: 8% of population
rural: 23.1% of population
total: 20.5% of population (2017 est.)
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
improved: total: 100% of population
unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
improved: urban: 98.3% of population
rural: 98.3% of population
total: 98.3% of population
unimproved: urban: 1.7% of population
rural: 1.7% of population
total: 1.7% of population (2015 est.)
Saint Lucia
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
improved: total: 91.4% of population
unimproved: total: 8.6% of population (2017 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
improved: total: 95.1% of population
unimproved: total: 4.9% of population (2017 est.)
Samoa
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 96.8% of population
total: 97.4% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 3.2% of population
total: 2.6% of population (2017 est.)
San Marino
improved: total: 100% of population
unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 88.4% of population
total: 96.8% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 11.6% of population
total: 3.2% of population (2017 est.)
Saudi Arabia
improved: total: 100% of population
unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Senegal
improved: urban: 92.3% of population
rural: 74.5% of population
total: 83.3% of population
unimproved: urban: 6.7% of population
rural: 25.5% of population
total: 16.7% of population (2017 est.)
Serbia
improved: urban: 99.4% of population
rural: 99% of population
total: 99.2% of population
unimproved: urban: 0.6% of population
rural: 1% of population
total: 0.8% of population (2017 est.)
Seychelles
improved: total: 96.2% of population
unimproved: total: 3.8% of population (2017 est.)
Sierra Leone
improved: urban: 89.5% of population
rural: 55.7% of population
total: 69.8% of population
unimproved: urban: 10.5% of population
rural: 44.3% of population
total: 30.2% of population (2017 est.)
Singapore
improved: urban: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Sint Maarten
improved: total: 95.1% of population
unimproved: total: 4.9% of population (2017 est.)
Slovakia
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Slovenia
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Solomon Islands
improved: urban: 95% of population
rural: 67.1% of population
total: 73.6% of population
unimproved: urban: 5% of population
rural: 32.9% of population
total: 26.4% of population (2017 est.)
Somalia
improved: urban: 98.1% of population
rural: 72.5% of population
total: 83.8% of population
unimproved: urban: 1.9% of population
rural: 27.5% of population
total: 16.2% of population (2017 est.)
South Africa
improved: urban: 98.9% of population
rural: 87.4% of population
total: 95.5% of population
unimproved: urban: 1.1% of population
rural: 12.6% of population
total: 4.5% of population (2017 est.)
South Sudan
improved: urban: 85.2% of population
rural: 71.7% of population
total: 74.3% of population
unimproved: urban: 14.8% of population
rural: 28.3% of population
total: 25.7% of population (2017 est.)
Spain
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Sri Lanka
improved: urban: 98.1% of population
rural: 91.4% of population
total: 92.6% of population
unimproved: urban: 1.9% of population
rural: 8.6% of population
total: 7.4% of population (2017 est.)
Sudan
improved: urban: 99% of population
rural: 80.7% of population
total: 87% of population
unimproved: urban: 1% of population
rural: 19.3% of population
total: 13% of population (2017 est.)
Suriname
improved: urban: 98.2% of population
rural: 92% of population
total: 96.6% of population
unimproved: urban: 1.8% of population
rural: 8% of population
total: 3.4% of population (2017 est.)
Sweden
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Switzerland
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Syria
improved: urban: 99% of population
rural: 99.3% of population
total: 99.4% of population
unimproved: urban: 1% of population
rural: 0.7% of population
total: 0.6% of population (2017 est.)
Tajikistan
improved: urban: 96.2% of population
rural: 78.6% of population
total: 83.5% of population
unimproved: urban: 3.8% of population
rural: 21.4% of population
total: 16.5% of population (2017 est.)
Tanzania
improved: urban: 92.3% of population
rural: 56.2% of population
total: 68.2% of population
unimproved: urban: 7.7% of population
rural: 43.8% of population
total: 31.8% of population (2017 est.)
Thailand
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Timor-Leste
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 72.3% of population
total: 80.7% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 27.7% of population
total: 19.3% of population (2017 est.)
Togo
improved: urban: 92.3% of population
rural: 56% of population
total: 70.9% of population
unimproved: urban: 7.7% of population
rural: 44% of population
total: 29.1% of population (2017 est.)
Tokelau
improved: rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Tonga
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago
improved: total: 99.3% of population
unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Tunisia
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 94.3% of population
total: 98.2% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 5.7% of population
total: 1.8% of population (2017 est.)
Turkey
improved: urban: 98.6% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 98.9% of population
unimproved: urban: 1.4% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 1.1% of population (2017 est.)
Turkmenistan
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands
improved: total: 94.3% of population
unimproved: total: 5.7% of population (2017 est.)
Tuvalu
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 98.8% of population
total: 99% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 1.2% of population
total: 1% of population (2017 est.)
Uganda
improved: urban: 92.9% of population
rural: 77.2% of population
total: 80.8% of population
unimproved: urban: 7.1% of population
rural: 22.8% of population
total: 19.2% of population (2017 est.)
Ukraine
improved: urban: 99.5% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 99.4% of population
unimproved: urban: 0.5% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0.6% of population (2017 est.)
United Arab Emirates
improved: total: 100% of population
unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
United Kingdom
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
United States
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 97% of population
total: 99% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 3% of population
total: 1% of population (2017 est.)
Uruguay
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 93.9% of population
total: 99.7% of population
unimproved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 95% of population
total: 100% of population (2017 est.)
Uzbekistan
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 96.1% of population
total: 97.8% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 3.9% of population
total: 2.2% of population (2017 est.)
Vanuatu
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 89.7% of population
total: 92.3% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 10.3% of population
total: 7.7% of population (2017 est.)
Venezuela
improved: total: 95.7% of population
unimproved: total: 4.3% of population (2017 est.)
Vietnam
improved: urban: 98.6% of population
rural: 92.6% of population
total: 94.7% of population
unimproved: urban: 1.4% of population
rural: 7.4% of population
total: 5.3% of population (2017 est.)
Virgin Islands
improved: total: 98.7% of population
unimproved: total: 1.3% of population (2017 est.)
Wallis and Futuna
improved: rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017)
West Bank
improved: urban: 97.1% of population
rural: 97.1% of population
total: 96.8% of population
unimproved: urban: 2.9% of population
rural: 2.9% of population
total: 3.2% of population (2017 est.)

note: includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank

World
improved: urban: 96.5% of population
rural: 84.7% of population
total: 91.1% of population
unimproved: urban: 3.5% of population
rural: 15.3% of population
total: 8.9% of population (2015 est.)
Yemen
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 87.6% of population
total: 92% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 12.4% of population
total: 8% of population (2017 est.)
Zambia
improved: urban: 89.5% of population
rural: 50.9% of population
total: 67.5% of population
unimproved: urban: 10.5% of population
rural: 49.1% of population
total: 32.5% of population (2017 est.)
Zimbabwe
improved: urban: 98% of population
rural: 67.4% of population
total: 77.3% of population
unimproved: urban: 2% of population
rural: 32.6% of population
total: 22.7% of population (2017 est.)