The CIA World Factbook Edition 2014 People and Society

Drinking water source In 15 editions of 36.

Drinking water source was published in 15 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 2011 to 2025. The 2014 edition carries it in 210 entries, in its People and Society section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

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World

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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.)

Africa

54 entries

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

Comoros

improved:
rural:
96.7% of population
unimproved:
rural:
3.3% of population (2012 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo

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 now Republic of the Congo

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

Swaziland now Eswatini

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.)

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.)

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 now The Gambia

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

Arctic Region

2 entries

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.)

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.)

Asia

22 entries

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

Korea, North now North Korea

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 now South Korea

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

Central America and the Caribbean

28 entries

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.)

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.)

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

Europe

39 entries

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

Czech Republic now Czechia

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

Macedonia now North 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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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 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.)

Middle East

17 entries

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

Turkey now Turkiye

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

North America

3 entries

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.)

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.)

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.)

Oceania

22 entries

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

South America

12 entries

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

Southeast Asia

10 entries

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

Singapore

improved:
urban:
100% of population
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban:
0% of population
total:
0% 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.)

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.)

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2014, “Drinking water source”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/drinking-water-source/2014.

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