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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.
Country
Drinking water source(% of population)
Afghanistan improved:
urban: 89.9% of population
rural: 56.1% of population
total: 64.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 10.1% of population
rural: 43.9% of population
total: 35.8% of population (2012 est.)
Albania improved:
urban: 97.3% of population
rural: 93.8% of population
total: 95.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.7% of population
rural: 6.2% of population
total: 4.3% of population (2012 est.)
Algeria improved:
urban: 85.5% of population
rural: 79.5% of population
total: 83.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 14.5% of population
rural: 20.5% of population
total: 16.1% of population (2012 est.)
American Samoa 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 (2012 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 (2012 est.)
Angola improved:
urban: 67.6% of population
rural: 34.3% of population
total: 54.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 32.4% of population
rural: 65.7% of population
total: 45.7% of population (2012 est.)
Anguilla improved:
urban: 94.6% of population
total: 94.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 5.4% of population
total: 5.4% of population (2012 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda improved:
urban: 97.9% of population
rural: 97.9% of population
total: 97.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.1% of population
rural: 2.1% of population
total: 2.1% of population (2012 est.)
Argentina improved:
urban: 99% of population
rural: 95.3% of population
total: 98.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1% of population
rural: 4.7% of population
total: 1.3% of population (2012 est.)
Armenia improved:
urban: 99.7% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 99.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.3% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0.2% of population (2012 est.)
Aruba improved:
urban: 97.8% of population
rural: 97.8% of population
total: 97.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.2% of population
rural: 2.2% of population
total: 2.2% of population (2012 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 (2012 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 (2012 est.)
Azerbaijan improved:
urban: 88.4% of population
rural: 70.7% of population
total: 80.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 11.6% of population
rural: 29.3% of population
total: 19.8% of population (2012 est.)
Bahamas, The improved:
urban: 98.4% of population
rural: 98.4% of population
total: 98.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.6% of population
rural: 1.6% of population
total: 1.6% of population (2012 est.)
Bahrain 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 (2012 est.)
Bangladesh improved:
urban: 85.8% of population
rural: 84.4% of population
total: 84.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 14.2% of population
rural: 15.6% of population
total: 15.2% of population (2012 est.)
Barbados improved:
urban: 99.8% of population
rural: 99.8% of population
total: 99.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.2% of population
rural: 0.2% of population
total: 0.2% of population (2012 est.)
Belarus improved:
urban: 99.8% of population
rural: 99% of population
total: 99.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.2% of population
rural: 1% of population
total: 0.4% of population (2012 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 (2012 est.)
Belize improved:
urban: 98.4% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 99.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.6% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0.7% of population (2012 est.)
Benin improved:
urban: 84.5% of population
rural: 69.1% of population
total: 76.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 15.5% of population
rural: 30.9% of population
total: 23.9% of population (2012 est.)
Bhutan improved:
urban: 99.4% of population
rural: 97.3% of population
total: 98.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.6% of population
rural: 2.7% of population
total: 1.9% of population (2012 est.)
Bolivia improved:
urban: 96% of population
rural: 71.9% of population
total: 88.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 4% of population
rural: 28.1% of population
total: 11.9% of population (2012 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina improved:
urban: 99.6% of population
rural: 99.5% of population
total: 99.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.4% of population
rural: 0.5% of population
total: 0.4% of population (2012 est.)
Botswana improved:
urban: 99.3% of population
rural: 92.8% of population
total: 96.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.7% of population
rural: 7.2% of population
total: 3.2% of population (2012 est.)
Brazil improved:
urban: 99.7% of population
rural: 85.3% of population
total: 97.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.3% of population
rural: 14.7% of population
total: 2.5% of population (2012 est.)
British Virgin Islands improved:
urban: 98% of population
rural: 98% of population
total: 98% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2% of population
rural: 2% of population
total: 2% of population (2010 est.)
Bulgaria improved:
urban: 99.6% of population
rural: 99% of population
total: 99.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.4% of population
rural: 1% of population
total: 0.5% of population (2012 est.)
Burkina Faso improved:
urban: 97.5% of population
rural: 75.8% of population
total: 81.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.5% of population
rural: 24.2% of population
total: 18.3% of population (2012 est.)
Burma improved:
urban: 94.8% of population
rural: 81.1% of population
total: 85.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 5.2% of population
rural: 18.9% of population
total: 14.3% of population (2012 est.)
Burundi improved:
urban: 91.5% of population
rural: 73.2% of population
total: 75.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 8.5% of population
rural: 26.8% of population
total: 24.7% of population (2012 est.)
Cabo Verde improved:
urban: 91.2% of population
rural: 86% of population
total: 89.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 8.8% of population
rural: 14% of population
total: 10.7% of population (2012 est.)
Cambodia improved:
urban: 93.9% of population
rural: 65.6% of population
total: 71.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 6.1% of population
rural: 34.4% of population
total: 28.7% of population (2012 est.)
Cameroon improved:
urban: 94.1% of population
rural: 51.9% of population
total: 74.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 5.9% of population
rural: 48.1% of population
total: 25.9% of population (2012 est.)
Canada improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 99% of population
total: 99.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural: 1% of population
total: 0.2% of population (2012 est.)
Cayman Islands improved:
urban: 95.6% of population
total: 95.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 4.4% of population
total: 4.4% of population (2012 est.)
Central African Republic improved:
urban: 89.6% of population
rural: 54.4% of population
total: 68.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 10.4% of population
rural: 45.6% of population
total: 31.8% of population (2012 est.)
Chad improved:
urban: 71.8% of population
rural: 44.8% of population
total: 50.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 28.2% of population
rural: 55.2% of population
total: 49.3% of population (2012 est.)
Chile improved:
urban: 99.6% of population
rural: 91.3% of population
total: 98.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.4% of population
rural: 8.7% of population
total: 1.2% of population (2012 est.)
China improved:
urban: 98.4% of population
rural: 84.9% of population
total: 91.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.6% of population
rural: 15.1% of population
total: 8.1% of population (2012 est.)
Colombia improved:
urban: 96.9% of population
rural: 73.6% of population
total: 91.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 3.1% of population
rural: 26.4% of population
total: 8.8% of population (2012 est.)
Comoros improved:
rural: 96.7% of population
unimproved:
rural: 3.3% of population (2012 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the improved:
urban: 79.1% of population
rural: 29% of population
total: 46.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 20.9% of population
rural: 71% of population
total: 53.5% of population (2012 est.)
Congo, Republic of the improved:
urban: 95.7% of population
rural: 38.8% of population
total: 75.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 4.3% of population
rural: 61.2% of population
total: 24.7% of population (2012 est.)
Cook Islands improved:
urban: 99.9% of population
rural: 99.9% of population
total: 99.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.1% of population
rural: 0.1% of population
total: 0.1% of population (2012 est.)
Costa Rica improved:
urban: 99.6% of population
rural: 90.9% of population
total: 96.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.4% of population
rural: 9.1% of population
total: 3.4% of population (2012 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire improved:
urban: 91.5% of population
rural: 67.8% of population
total: 80.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 8.5% of population
rural: 32.2% of population
total: 19.8% of population (2012 est.)
Croatia improved:
urban: 99.8% of population
rural: 96.8% of population
total: 98.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.2% of population
rural: 3.2% of population
total: 1.4% of population (2012 est.)
Cuba improved:
urban: 96.3% of population
rural: 87.3% of population
total: 94% of population
unimproved:
urban: 3.7% of population
rural: 12.7% of population
total: 6% of population (2012 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 (2012 est.)
Czech Republic improved:
urban: 99.9% of population
rural: 99.6% of population
total: 99.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.1% of population
rural: 0.4% of population
total: 0.2% of population (2012 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 (2012 est.)
Djibouti improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 65.5% of population
total: 92.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural: 34.5% of population
total: 7.9% of population (2012 est.)
Dominica improved:
urban: 95.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 4.3% of population (2012 est.)
Dominican Republic improved:
urban: 82.5% of population
rural: 77.2% of population
total: 80.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 17.5% of population
rural: 22.8% of population
total: 19.1% of population (2012 est.)
Ecuador improved:
urban: 91.6% of population
rural: 75.2% of population
total: 86.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 8.4% of population
rural: 24.8% of population
total: 13.6% of population (2012 est.)
Egypt improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 98.8% of population
total: 99.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural: 1.2% of population
total: 0.7% of population (2012 est.)
El Salvador improved:
urban: 95% of population
rural: 81% of population
total: 90.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 5.8% of population
rural: 19% of population
total: 9.9% of population (2012 est.)
Equatorial Guinea improved:
urban: 65.5% of population
rural: 41.6% of population
total: 50.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 34.5% of population
rural: 58.4% of population
total: 49.1% of population (2006 est.)
Eritrea improved:
urban: 73.7% of population
rural: 56.7% of population
total: 60.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 26.3% of population
rural: 43.3% of population
total: 39.8% of population (2008 est.)
Estonia improved:
urban: 99.8% of population
rural: 97.6% of population
total: 99.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.2% of population
rural: 2.4% of population
total: 0.9% of population (2012 est.)
Ethiopia improved:
urban: 96.8% of population
rural: 42.1% of population
total: 51.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 3.2% of population
rural: 57.9% of population
total: 48.5% of population (2012 est.)
Fiji improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 92.2% of population
total: 96.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural: 7.8% of population
total: 3.7% of population (2012 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 (2012 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 (2012 est.)
French Polynesia 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 (2012 est.)
Gabon improved:
urban: 96.8% of population
rural: 63% of population
total: 92.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 3.2% of population
rural: 37% of population
total: 7.8% of population (2012 est.)
Gambia, The improved:
urban: 94.2% of population
rural: 84.4% of population
total: 90.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 5.8% of population
rural: 15.6% of population
total: 9.9% of population (2012 est.)
Gaza Strip improved:
urban: 81.6% of population
rural: 82.3% of population
total: 81.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 18.4% of population
rural: 17.7% of population
total: 18.2% of population

note: includes Gaza and the West Bank (2012 est.)
Georgia improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 97.3% of population
total: 98.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural: 2.7% of population
total: 1.3% of population (2012 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 (2012 est.)
Ghana improved:
urban: 92.5% of population
rural: 81.3% of population
total: 87.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 7.5% of population
rural: 18.7% of population
total: 12.8% of population (2012 est.)
Greece improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 99.4% of population
total: 99.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural: 0.6% of population
total: 0.2% of population (2012 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 (2012 est.)
Grenada improved:
urban: 99% of population
rural: 95.3% of population
total: 96.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1% of population
rural: 4.7% of population
total: 3.2% of population (2012 est.)
Guam improved:
urban: 99.5% of population
rural: 99.5% of population
total: 99.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.5% of population
rural: 0.5% of population
total: 0.5% of population (2012 est.)
Guatemala improved:
urban: 99.1% of population
rural: 88.6% of population
total: 93.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.9% of population
rural: 11.4% of population
total: 6.2% of population (2012 est.)
Guinea improved:
urban: 92.2% of population
rural: 65% of population
total: 74.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 7.8% of population
rural: 35% of population
total: 25.2% of population (2012 est.)
Guinea-Bissau improved:
urban: 96.1% of population
rural: 55.5% of population
total: 73.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 3.9% of population
rural: 44.5% of population
total: 26.4% of population (2012 est.)
Guyana improved:
urban: 96.6% of population
rural: 97.9% of population
total: 97.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 3.4% of population
rural: 2.1% of population
total: 2.4% of population (2012 est.)
Haiti improved:
urban: 74.6% of population
rural: 47.5% of population
total: 62.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 25.4% of population
rural: 52.5% of population
total: 37.6% of population (2012 est.)
Honduras improved:
urban: 96.8% of population
rural: 81.5% of population
total: 89.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 3.2% of population
rural: 18.5% of population
total: 10.4% of population (2012 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 (2012 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 (2012 est.)
India improved:
urban: 96.7% of population
rural: 90.7% of population
total: 92.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 3.3% of population
rural: 9.3% of population
total: 7.4% of population (2012 est.)
Indonesia improved:
urban: 93% of population
rural: 76.4% of population
total: 84.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 7% of population
rural: 23.6% of population
total: 15.1% of population (2012 est.)
Iran improved:
urban: 97.7% of population
rural: 91.7% of population
total: 95.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.3% of population
rural: 8.3% of population
total: 4.1% of population (2012 est.)
Iraq improved:
urban: 93.9% of population
rural: 68.5% of population
total: 85.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 6.1% of population
rural: 31.5% of population
total: 14.6% of population (2012 est.)
Ireland improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 99.7% of population
total: 99.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural: 0.3% of population
total: 0.1% of population (2012 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 (2012 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 (2012 est.)
Jamaica improved:
urban: 97.1% of population
rural: 88.8% of population
total: 93.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.9% of population
rural: 11.2% of population
total: 6.9% of population (2012 est.)
Japan 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 (2012 est.)
Jordan improved:
urban: 97.3% of population
rural: 90.5% of population
total: 96.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.7% of population
rural: 9.5% of population
total: 3.9% of population (2012 est.)
Kazakhstan improved:
urban: 99.2% of population
rural: 86% of population
total: 93.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.8% of population
rural: 14% of population
total: 6.9% of population (2012 est.)
Kenya improved:
urban: 82.3% of population
rural: 55.1% of population
total: 61.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 17.7% of population
rural: 44.9% of population
total: 38.3% of population (2012 est.)
Kiribati improved:
urban: 87.4% of population
rural: 50.6% of population
total: 66.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 12.6% of population
rural: 49.4% of population
total: 33.2% of population (2012 est.)
Korea, North improved:
urban: 98.9% of population
rural: 96.9% of population
total: 98.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.1% of population
rural: 3.1% of population
total: 1.9% of population (2012 est.)
Korea, South improved:
urban: 99.7% of population
rural: 87.9% of population
total: 97.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.3% of population
rural: 12.1% of population
total: 2.2% of population (2012 est.)
Kuwait 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 (2012 est.)
Kyrgyzstan improved:
urban: 97.1% of population
rural: 82.3% of population
total: 87.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.9% of population
rural: 17.7% of population
total: 12.4% of population (2012 est.)
Laos improved:
urban: 83.7% of population
rural: 64.9% of population
total: 71.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 16.3% of population
rural: 35.1% of population
total: 28.5% of population (2012 est.)
Latvia improved:
urban: 99.6% of population
rural: 95.8% of population
total: 98.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.4% of population
rural: 4.2% of population
total: 1.6% of population (2012 est.)
Lebanon 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 (2012 est.)
Lesotho improved:
urban: 93.2% of population
rural: 76.7% of population
total: 81.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 6.8% of population
rural: 23.3% of population
total: 18.7% of population (2012 est.)
Liberia improved:
urban: 86.8% of population
rural: 63% of population
total: 74.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 13.2% of population
rural: 37% of population
total: 25.4% of population (2012 est.)
Libya improved:
urban: 54.2% of population
rural: 54.9% of population
total: 54.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 45.8% of population
rural: 45.1% of population
total: 45.6% of population (2001 est.)
Lithuania improved:
urban: 99.3% of population
rural: 88.9% of population
total: 95.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.7% of population
rural: 11.1% of population
total: 4.1% of population (2012 est.)
Luxembourg 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 (2012 est.)
Macedonia improved:
urban: 99.8% of population
rural: 98.8% of population
total: 99.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.2% of population
rural: 1.2% of population
total: 0.6% of population (2012 est.)
Madagascar improved:
urban: 78.2% of population
rural: 35.4% of population
total: 49.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 21.8% of population
rural: 64.6% of population
total: 50.4% of population (2012 est.)
Malawi improved:
urban: 94.6% of population
rural: 83.2% of population
total: 85% of population
unimproved:
urban: 5.4% of population
rural: 16.8% of population
total: 15% of population (2012 est.)
Malaysia improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 98.5% of population
total: 99.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural: 1.5% of population
total: 0.4% of population (2012 est.)
Maldives improved:
urban: 99.5% of population
rural: 97.9% of population
total: 98.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.5% of population
rural: 2.1% of population
total: 1.4% of population (2012 est.)
Mali improved:
urban: 90.9% of population
rural: 54.2% of population
total: 67.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 9.1% of population
rural: 45.8% of population
total: 32.8% of population (2012 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 (2012 est.)
Marshall Islands improved:
urban: 93.4% of population
rural: 97.5% of population
total: 94.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 6.6% of population
rural: 2.5% of population
total: 5.5% of population (2012 est.)
Mauritania improved:
urban: 52.3% of population
rural: 47.7% of population
total: 49.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 47.7% of population
rural: 52.3% of population
total: 50.4% of population (2012 est.)
Mauritius improved:
urban: 99.9% of population
rural: 99.7% of population
total: 99.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.1% of population
rural: 0.3% of population
total: 0.2% of population (2012 est.)
Mexico 96.1improved:
urban: 95.9% of population
rural: 90.8% of population
total: 94.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 3.9% of population
rural: 9.2% of population
total: 5.1% of population (2012 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of improved:
urban: 94.8% of population
rural: 87.4% of population
total: 89% of population
unimproved:
urban: 5.2% of population
rural: 12.6% of population
total: 11% of population (2012 est.)
Moldova improved:
urban: 99.5% of population
rural: 93.7% of population
total: 96.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.5% of population
rural: 6.3% of population
total: 3.5% of population (2012 est.)
Monaco improved:
urban: 100% of population
total: 100% of population (2012 est.)
Mongolia improved:
urban: 94.8% of population
rural: 61.2% of population
total: 84.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 5.2% of population
rural: 38.8% of population
total: 15.4% of population (2012 est.)
Montenegro improved:
urban: 99.6% of population
rural: 95.3% of population
total: 98% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.4% of population
rural: 4.7% of population
total: 2% of population (2012 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 (2012 est.)
Morocco improved:
urban: 98.5% of population
rural: 63.6% of population
total: 83.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.5% of population
rural: 36.4% of population
total: 16.4% of population (2012 est.)
Mozambique improved:
urban: 80.3% of population
rural: 35% of population
total: 49.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 19.7% of population
rural: 65% of population
total: 50.8% of population (2012 est.)
Namibia improved:
urban: 98.4% of population
rural: 87.4% of population
total: 91.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.6% of population
rural: 12.6% of population
total: 8.3% of population (2012 est.)
Nauru improved:
urban: 96.3% of population
total: 96.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 3.7% of population
total: 3.7% of population (2012 est.)
Nepal improved:
urban: 90.3% of population
rural: 87.6% of population
total: 88.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 9.7% of population
rural: 12.4% of population
total: 11.9% of population (2012 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 (2012 est.)
New Caledonia improved:
urban: 98.5% of population
rural: 98.5% of population
total: 98.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.5% of population
rural: 1.5% of population
total: 1.5% of population (2012 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 (2012 est.)
Nicaragua improved:
urban: 97.6% of population
rural: 67.8% of population
total: 85% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.4% of population
rural: 32.2% of population
total: 15% of population (2012 est.)
Niger improved:
urban: 98.7% of population
rural: 42.1% of population
total: 52.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.3% of population
rural: 57.9% of population
total: 47.7% of population (2012 est.)
Nigeria improved:
urban: 78.8% of population
rural: 49.1% of population
total: 64% of population
unimproved:
urban: 21.2% of population
rural: 50.9% of population
total: 36% of population (2012 est.)
Niue improved:
urban: 98.5% of population
rural: 98.6% of population
total: 98.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.5% of population
rural: 1.4% of population
total: 1.4% of population (2012 est.)
Northern Mariana Islands improved:
urban: 97.5% of population
rural: 97.5% of population
total: 97.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.5% of population
rural: 2.5% of population
total: 2.5% of population (2012 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 (2012 est.)
Oman improved:
urban: 95.5% of population
rural: 86.1% of population
total: 93% of population
unimproved:
urban: 4.5% of population
rural: 13.9% of population
total: 7% of population (2012 est.)
Pakistan improved:
urban: 95.7% of population
rural: 89% of population
total: 91.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 4.3% of population
rural: 11% of population
total: 8.6% of population (2012 est.)
Palau improved:
urban: 97% of population
rural: 86% of population
total: 95.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 3% of population
rural: 14% of population
total: 4.7% of population (2011 est.)
Panama improved:
urban: 96.8% of population
rural: 86.6% of population
total: 94.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 3.2% of population
rural: 13.4% of population
total: 5.7% of population (2012 est.)
Papua New Guinea improved:
urban: 88% of population
rural: 32.8% of population
total: 39.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 12% of population
rural: 67.2% of population
total: 60.3% of population (2012 est.)
Paraguay improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 83.4% of population
total: 93.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural: 16.6% of population
total: 6.2% of population (2012 est.)
Peru improved:
urban: 91.2% of population
rural: 71.6% of population
total: 86.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 8.8% of population
rural: 28.4% of population
total: 13.2% of population (2012 est.)
Philippines improved:
urban: 92.5% of population
rural: 91.2% of population
total: 91.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 7.5% of population
rural: 8.8% of population
total: 8.2% of population (2012 est.)
Poland improved:
urban: 100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population (2012 est.)
Portugal improved:
urban: 99.8% of population
rural: 99.9% of population
total: 99.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.2% of population
rural: 0.1% of population
total: 0.2% of population (2012 est.)
Puerto Rico improved:
urban: 93.6% of population
rural: 93.6% of population
total: 93.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 6.4% of population
rural: 6.4% of population
total: 6.4% of population (2001 est.)
Qatar improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
0% of population (2012 est.)
Romania improved:
urban: 98.5% of population
rural: 75.6% of population
total: 87.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.5% of population
rural: 24.4% of population
total: 12.3% of population (2008 est.)
Russia improved:
urban: 98.7% of population
rural: 92.2% of population
total: 97% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.3% of population
rural: 7.8% of population
total: 3% of population (2012 est.)
Rwanda improved:
urban: 80.7% of population
rural: 68.3% of population
total: 70.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 19.3% of population
rural: 31.7% of population
total: 29.3% of population (2012 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 (2012 est.)
Saint Lucia improved:
urban: 98.6% of population
rural: 92.8% of population
total: 93.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.4% of population
rural: 7.2% of population
total: 6.2% of population (2012 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines improved:
urban: 95.1% of population
rural: 95.1% of population
total: 95.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 4.9% of population
rural: 4.9% of population
total: 4.9% of population (2012 est.)
Samoa improved:
urban: 97.4% of population
rural: 98.8% of population
total: 98.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.6% of population
rural: 1.2% of population
total: 1.5% of population (2012 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe improved:
urban: 98.9% of population
rural: 93.6% of population
total: 97% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.1% of population
rural: 6.4% of population
total: 3% of population (2012 est.)
Saudi Arabia improved:
urban: 97% of population
rural: 97% of population
total: 97% of population
unimproved: urban: 3% of population
rural: 3% of population
total: 3% of population (2012 est.)
Senegal improved:
urban: 92.5% of population
rural: 60.3% of population
total: 74.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 7.5% of population
rural: 39.7% of population
total: 25.9% of population (2012 est.)
Serbia improved:
urban: 99.4% of population
rural: 98.9% of population
total: 99.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.6% of population
rural: 1.1% of population
total: 0.8% of population (2012 est.)
Seychelles improved:
urban: 96.3% of population
rural: 96.3% of population
total: 96.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 3.7% of population
rural: 3.7% of population
total: 3.7% of population (2012 est.)
Sierra Leone improved:
urban: 87.1% of population
rural: 42.4% of population
total: 60.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 12.9% of population
rural: 57.6% of population
total: 39.9% of population (2012 est.)
Singapore improved:
urban: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2012 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 (2012 est.)
Slovenia improved:
urban: 99.8% of population
rural: 99.4% of population
total: 99.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.2% of population
rural: 0.6% of population
total: 0.4% of population (2012 est.)
Solomon Islands improved:
urban: 93.2% of population
rural: 77.2% of population
total: 80.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 6.8% of population
rural: 22.8% of population
total: 19.5% of population (2012 est.)
Somalia improved:
urban: 69.6% of population
rural: 8.8% of population
total: 31.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 30.4% of population
rural: 91.2% of population
total: 68.3% of population (2011 est.)
South Africa improved:
urban: 99.2% of population
rural: 88.3% of population
total: 95.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.8% of population
rural: 11.7% of population
total: 4.9% of population (2012 est.)
South Sudan
63.4% of population
55% of population
56.5% of population

36.6% of population
45% of population
43.5% of population (2012 est.)
Spain improved:
urban: 99.9% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.1% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2012 est.)
Sri Lanka improved:
urban: 99.1% of population
rural: 92.9% of population
total: 93.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.9% of population
rural: 7.1% of population
total: 6.2% of population (2012 est.)
Sudan improved:
urban: 66% of population
rural: 50.2% of population
total: 55.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 34% of population
rural: 49.8% of population
total: 44.5% of population (2012 est.)
Suriname improved:
urban: 98.1% of population
rural: 88.4% of population
total: 95.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.9% of population
rural: 11.6% of population
total: 4.8% of population (2012 est.)
Swaziland improved:
urban: 93.6% of population
rural: 68.9% of population
total: 74.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 6.4% of population
rural: 31.1% of population
total: 25.9% of population (2012 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 (2012 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 (2012 est.)
Syria improved:
urban: 92.3% of population
rural: 87.2% of population
total: 90.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 7.7% of population
rural: 12.8% of population
total: 9.9% of population (2012 est.)
Tajikistan improved:
urban: 93% of population
rural: 64% of population
total: 71.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 7% of population
rural: 36% of population
total: 28.3% of population (2012 est.)
Tanzania improved:
urban: 77.9% of population
rural: 44% of population
total: 53.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 22.1% of population
rural: 56% of population
total: 46.8% of population (2012 est.)
Thailand improved:
urban: 96.7% of population
rural: 95.3% of population
total: 95.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 3.3% of population
rural: 4.7% of population
total: 4.2% of population (2012 est.)
Timor-Leste improved:
urban: 95.2% of population
rural: 60.5% of population
total: 70.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 4.8% of population
rural: 39.5% of population
total: 29.5% of population (2012 est.)
Togo improved:
urban: 91.4% of population
rural: 40.3% of population
total: 60% of population
unimproved:
urban: 8.6% of population
rural: 59.7% of population
total: 40% of population (2012 est.)
Tokelau improved:
rural: 97.4% of population
total: 97.4% of population
unimproved:
rural: 2.6% of population
total: 2.6% of population (2012 est.)
Tonga improved:
urban: 99% of population
rural: 99.4% of population
total: 99.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1% of population
rural: 0.6% of population
total: 0.7% of population (2012 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago improved:
urban: 97.4% of population
rural: 93.1% of population
total: 93.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.6% of population
rural: 6.9% of population
total: 6.4% of population (2011 est.)
Tunisia improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 90.5% of population
total: 96.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural: 9.5% of population
total: 3.2% of population (2012 est.)
Turkey improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 98.8% of population
total: 99.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural: 1.2% of population
total: 0.3% of population (2012 est.)
Turkmenistan improved:
urban: 89.1% of population
rural: 53.7% of population
total: 71.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 10.9% of population
rural: 46.3% of population
total: 28.9% of population (2012 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands improved:
urban: 87% of population
rural: 87% of population
total: 87% of population
unimproved:
urban: 13% of population
rural: 13% of population
total: 13% of population (2007 est.)
Tuvalu improved:
urban: 98.3% of population
rural: 97% of population
total: 97.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.7% of population
rural: 3% of population
total: 2.3% of population (2012 est.)
Uganda improved:
urban: 94.8% of population
rural: 71% of population
total: 74.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 5.2% of population
rural: 29% of population
total: 25.2% of population (2012 est.)
Ukraine improved:
urban: 98.1% of population
rural: 97.7% of population
total: 98% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.9% of population
rural: 2.3% of population
total: 2% of population (2012 est.)
United Arab Emirates improved:
urban: 99.6% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 99.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.4% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0.4% of population (2012 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 (2012 est.)
United States improved:
urban: 99.4% of population
rural: 98% of population
total: 99.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.6% of population
rural: 2% of population
total: 0.8% of population (2012 est.)
Uruguay improved:
urban: 99.9% of population
rural: 94.9% of population
total: 99.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.1% of population
rural: 5.1% of population
total: 0.5% of population (2012 est.)
Uzbekistan improved:
urban: 98.5% of population
rural: 80.9% of population
total: 87.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.5% of population
rural: 19.1% of population
total: 12.7% of population (2012 est.)
Vanuatu improved:
urban: 97.8% of population
rural: 88.3% of population
total: 90.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.2% of population
rural: 11.7% of population
total: 9.3% of population (2012 est.)
Venezuela improved:
urban: 94.3% of population
rural: 75.3% of population
total: 92.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 5.7% of population
rural: 24.7% of population
total: 7.1% of population (2007 est.)
Vietnam improved:
urban: 98.2% of population
rural: 93.6% of population
total: 95% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.8% of population
rural: 6.4% of population
total: 5% of population (2012 est.)
Virgin Islands 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 (2012 est.)
West Bank improved:
urban: 81.6% of population
rural: 82.3% of population
total: 81.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 18.4% of population
rural: 17.7% of population
total: 18.2% of population

note: includes Gaza and the West Bank (2012 est.)
World improved:
urban: 96.4% of population
rural: 81.4% of population
total: 89.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 3.6% of population
rural: 18.4% of population
total: 10.6% of population (2012 est.)
Yemen improved:
urban: 72% of population
rural: 46.5% of population
total: 54.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 28% of population
rural: 53.5% of population
total: 45.1% of population (2012 est.)
Zambia improved:
urban: 84.8% of population
rural: 49.2% of population
total: 63.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 15.2% of population
rural: 50.8% of population
total: 36.7% of population (2012 est.)
Zimbabwe improved:
urban: 97.3% of population
rural: 68.7% of population
total: 79.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.7% of population
rural: 31.3% of population
total: 20.1% of population (2012 est.)
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