The CIA World Factbook Edition 2018 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 2018 edition carries it in 209 entries, in its People and Society section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

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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.)

Africa

54 entries

Algeria

improved:
urban: 84.3% of population
rural:
81.8% of population
total:
83.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 15.7% of population
rural:
18.2% of population
total:
16.4% of population (2015 est.)

Angola

improved:
urban: 75.4% of population
rural:
28.2% of population
total:
49% of population
unimproved:
urban: 24.6% of population
rural:
71.8% of population
total:
51% of population (2015 est.)

Benin

improved:
urban: 85.2% of population
rural:
72.1% of population
total:
77.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 14.8% of population
rural:
27.9% of population
total:
22.1% of population (2015 est.)

Botswana

improved:
urban: 99.2% of population
rural:
92.3% of population
total:
96.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.8% of population
rural:
7.7% of population
total:
3.8% of population (2015 est.)

Burkina Faso

improved:
urban: 97.5% of population
rural:
75.8% of population
total:
82.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.5% of population
rural:
24.2% of population
total:
17.7% of population (2015 est.)

Burundi

improved:
urban: 91.1% of population
rural:
73.8% of population
total:
75.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 8.9% of population
rural:
26.2% of population
total:
24.1% of population (2015 est.)

Cabo Verde

improved:
urban: 94% of population
rural:
87.3% of population
total:
91.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 6% of population
rural:
12.7% of population
total:
8.3% of population (2015 est.)

Cameroon

improved:
urban: 94.8% of population
rural:
52.7% of population
total:
75.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 5.2% of population
rural:
47.3% of population
total:
24.4% 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: 71.8% of population
rural:
44.8% of population
total:
50.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 28.2% of population
rural:
55.2% of population
total:
49.2% of population (2015 est.)

Comoros

improved:
urban: 92.6% of population
rural:
89.1% of population
total:
90.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 7.4% of population
rural:
10.9% of population
total:
9.9% of population (2015 est.)

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

improved:
urban: 81.1% of population
rural:
31.2% of population
total:
52.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 18.9% of population
rural:
68.8% of population
total:
47.6% of population (2015 est.)

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

improved:
urban: 95.8% of population
rural:
40% of population
total:
76.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 4.2% of population
rural:
60% of population
total:
23.5% of population (2015 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire now Cote d'Ivoire

improved:
urban: 93.1% of population
rural:
68.8% of population
total:
81.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 6.9% of population
rural:
31.2% of population
total:
18.1% of population (2015 est.)

Djibouti

improved:
urban: 97.4% of population
rural:
64.7% of population
total:
90% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.6% of population
rural:
35.3% of population
total:
10% of population (2015 est.)

Egypt

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
99% of population
total:
99.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
1% of population
total:
0.6% of population (2015 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

improved:
urban: 72.5% of population
rural:
31.5% of population
total:
47.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 27.5% of population
rural:
68.5% of population
total:
52.1% of population (2015 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.)

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 (2015 est.)

Ethiopia

improved:
urban: 93.1% of population
rural:
48.6% of population
total:
57.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 6.9% of population
rural:
51.4% of population
total:
42.7% of population (2015 est.)

Gabon

improved:
urban: 97.2% of population
rural:
66.7% of population
total:
93.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.8% of population
rural:
33.3% of population
total:
6.8% of population (2015 est.)

Gambia, The now The Gambia

improved:
urban: 94.2% of population
rural:
84.4% of population
total:
90.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 5.8% of population
rural:
15.6% of population
total:
9.8% of population (2015 est.)

Ghana

improved:
urban: 92.6% of population
rural:
84% of population
total:
88.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 7.4% of population
rural:
16% of population
total:
11.3% of population (2015 est.)

Guinea

improved:
urban: 92.7% of population
rural:
67.4% of population
total:
76.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 7.3% of population
rural:
32.6% of population
total:
23.2% of population (2015 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

improved:
urban: 98.8% of population
rural:
60.3% of population
total:
79.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.2% of population
rural:
39.7% of population
total:
20.7% of population (2015 est.)

Kenya

improved:
urban: 81.6% of population
rural:
56.8% of population
total:
63.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 18.4% of population
rural:
43.2% of population
total:
36.8% of population (2015 est.)

Lesotho

improved:
urban: 94.6% of population
rural:
77% of population
total:
81.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 5.4% of population
rural:
23% of population
total:
18.2% of population (2015 est.)

Liberia

improved:
urban: 88.6% of population
rural:
62.6% of population
total:
75.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 11.4% of population
rural:
37.4% of population
total:
24.4% of population (2015 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: 81.6% of population
rural:
35.3% of population
total:
51.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 18.4% of population
rural:
64.7% of population
total:
48.5% of population (2015 est.)

Malawi

improved:
urban: 95.7% of population
rural:
89.1% of population
total:
90.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 4.3% of population
rural:
10.9% of population
total:
9.8% of population (2015 est.)

Mali

improved:
urban: 96.5% of population
rural:
64.1% of population
total:
77% of population
unimproved:
urban: 3.5% of population
rural:
35.9% of population
total:
23% of population (2015 est.)

Mauritania

improved:
urban: 58.4% of population
rural:
57.1% of population
total:
57.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 41.6% of population
rural:
42.9% of population
total:
42.1% of population (2015 est.)

Mauritius

improved:
urban: 99.9% of population
rural:
99.8% of population
total:
99.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.1% of population
rural:
0.2% of population
total:
0.1% of population (2015 est.)

Morocco

improved:
urban: 98.7% of population
rural:
65.3% of population
total:
85.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.3% of population
rural:
34.7% of population
total:
14.6% of population (2015 est.)

Mozambique

improved:
urban: 80.6% of population
rural:
37% of population
total:
51.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 19.4% of population
rural:
63% of population
total:
48.9% of population (2015 est.)

Namibia

improved:
urban: 98.2% of population
rural:
84.6% of population
total:
91% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.8% of population
rural:
15.4% of population
total:
9% of population (2015 est.)

Niger

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
48.6% of population
total:
58.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
51.4% of population
total:
41.8% of population (2015 est.)

Nigeria

improved:
urban: 80.8% of population
rural:
57.3% of population
total:
68.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 19.2% of population
rural:
42.7% of population
total:
31.5% of population (2015 est.)

Rwanda

improved:
urban: 86.6% of population
rural:
71.9% of population
total:
76.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 13.4% of population
rural:
28.1% of population
total:
23.9% of population (2015 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe

improved:
urban: 98.9% of population
rural:
93.6% of population
total:
97.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.1% of population
rural:
6.4% of population
total:
2.9% of population (2015 est.)

Senegal

improved:
urban: 92.9% of population
rural:
67.3% of population
total:
78.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 7.1% of population
rural:
32.7% of population
total:
21.5% of population (2015 est.)

Seychelles

improved:
urban: 95.7% of population
rural:
95.7% of population
total:
95.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 4.3% of population
rural:
4.3% of population
total:
4.3% of population (2015 est.)

Sierra Leone

improved:
urban: 84.9% of population
rural:
47.8% of population
total:
62.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 15.1% of population
rural:
52.2% of population
total:
37.4% of population (2015 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: 99.6% of population
rural:
81.4% of population
total:
93.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.4% of population
rural:
18.6% of population
total:
6.8% of population (2015 est.)

South Sudan

improved:
urban: 66.7% of population
rural:
56.9% of population
total:
58.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 33.3% of population
rural:
43.1% of population
total:
41.3% of population (2015 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: 77.2% of population
rural:
45.5% of population
total:
55.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 22.8% of population
rural:
54.5% of population
total:
44.4% of population (2015 est.)

Togo

improved:
urban: 91.4% of population
rural:
44.2% of population
total:
63.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 8.6% of population
rural:
55.8% of population
total:
36.9% of population (2015 est.)

Tunisia

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
93.2% of population
total:
97.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
6.8% of population
total:
2.3% of population (2015 est.)

Uganda

improved:
urban: 95.5% of population
rural:
75.8% of population
total:
79% of population
unimproved:
urban: 4.5% of population
rural:
24.2% of population
total:
21% of population (2015 est.)

Zambia

improved:
urban: 85.6% of population
rural:
51.3% of population
total:
65.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 14.4% of population
rural:
48.7% of population
total:
34.6% of population (2015 est.)

Zimbabwe

improved:
urban: 97% of population
rural:
67.3% of population
total:
76.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 3% of population
rural:
32.7% of population
total:
23.1% of population (2015 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 (2015 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 (2015 est.)

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

improved:
urban: 78.2% of population
rural:
47% of population
total:
55.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 21.8% of population
rural:
53% of population
total:
44.7% 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 (2015 est.)

Azerbaijan

improved:
urban: 94.7% of population
rural:
77.8% of population
total:
87% of population
unimproved:
urban: 5.3% of population
rural:
22.2% of population
total:
13% of population (2015 est.)

Bangladesh

improved:
urban: 86.5% of population
rural:
87% of population
total:
86.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 13.5% of population
rural:
13% of population
total:
13.1% of population (2015 est.)

Bhutan

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 (2015 est.)

China

improved:
urban: 97.5% of population
rural:
93% of population
total:
95.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.5% of population
rural:
7% of population
total:
4.5% of population (2015 est.)

Georgia

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 (2015 est.)

India

improved:
urban: 97.1% of population
rural:
92.6% of population
total:
94.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.9% of population
rural:
7.4% of population
total:
5.9% of population (2015 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 (2015 est.)

Kazakhstan

improved:
urban: 99.4% of population
rural:
85.6% of population
total:
92.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.6% of population
rural:
14.4% of population
total:
7.1% of population (2015 est.)

Korea, North now North Korea

improved:
urban: 99.9% of population
rural:
99.4% of population
total:
99.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.1% of population
rural:
0.6% of population
total:
0.3% of population (2015 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: 96.7% of population
rural:
86.2% of population
total:
90% of population
unimproved:
urban: 3.3% of population
rural:
13.8% of population
total:
10% of population (2015 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 (2015 est.)

Mongolia

improved:
urban: 66.4% of population
rural:
59.2% of population
total:
64.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 33.6% of population
rural:
40.8% of population
total:
35.6% of population (2015 est.)

Nepal

improved:
urban: 90.9% of population
rural:
91.8% of population
total:
91.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 9.1% of population
rural:
8.2% of population
total:
8.4% of population (2015 est.)

Pakistan

improved:
urban: 93.9% of population
rural:
89.9% of population
total:
91.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 6.1% of population
rural:
10.1% of population
total:
8.6% of population (2015 est.)

Russia

improved:
urban: 98.9% of population
rural:
91.2% of population
total:
96.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.1% of population
rural:
8.8% of population
total:
3.1% of population (2015 est.)

Sri Lanka

improved:
urban: 98.5% of population
rural:
95% of population
total:
95.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.5% of population
rural:
5% of population
total:
4.4% of population (2015 est.)

Tajikistan

improved:
urban: 93.1% of population
rural:
66.7% of population
total:
73.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 6.9% of population
rural:
33.3% of population
total:
26.2% of population (2015 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

27 entries

Anguilla

improved:
urban: 94.6% of population
total:
94.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 5.4% of population
total:
5.4% of population (2015 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 (2015 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.)

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 (2015 est.)

Barbados

improved:
urban: 99.7% of population
rural:
99.7% of population
total:
99.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.3% of population
rural:
0.3% of population
total:
0.3% of population (2015 est.)

Belize

improved:
urban: 98.9% of population
rural:
100% of population
total:
99.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.1% of population
rural:
0% of population
total:
0.5% of population (2015 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: 97.4% of population rural: NA
rural:
NA
total:
97.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.6% of population
total:
2.6% of population (2015 est.)

Costa Rica

improved:
urban: 99.6% of population
rural:
91.9% of population
total:
97.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.4% of population
rural:
8.1% of population
total:
2.2% of population (2015 est.)

Cuba

improved:
urban: 96.4% of population
rural:
89.8% of population
total:
94.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 3.6% of population
rural:
10.2% of population
total:
5.1% of population (2015 est.)

Dominica

improved:
urban: 95.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 4.3% of population

Dominican Republic

improved:
urban: 85.4% of population
rural:
81.9% of population
total:
84.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 14.6% of population
rural:
18.1% of population
total:
15.3% of population (2015 est.)

El Salvador

improved:
urban: 97.5% of population
rural:
86.5% of population
total:
93.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.5% of population
rural:
13.5% of population
total:
6.2% of population (2015 est.)

Grenada

improved:
urban: 99% of population
rural:
95.3% of population
total:
96.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1% of population
rural:
4.7% of population
total:
3.4% of population (2015 est.)

Guatemala

improved:
urban: 98.4% of population
rural:
86.8% of population
total:
92.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.6% of population
rural:
13.2% of population
total:
7.2% of population (2015 est.)

Haiti

improved:
urban: 64.9% of population
rural:
47.6% of population
total:
57.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 35.1% of population
rural:
52.4% of population
total:
42.3% of population (2015 est.)

Honduras

improved:
urban: 97.4% of population
rural:
83.8% of population
total:
91.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.6% of population
rural:
16.2% of population
total:
8.8% of population (2015 est.)

Jamaica

improved:
urban: 97.5% of population
rural:
89.4% of population
total:
93.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.5% of population
rural:
10.6% of population
total:
6.2% of population (2015 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.)

Nicaragua

improved:
urban: 99.3% of population
rural:
69.4% of population
total:
87% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.7% of population
rural:
30.6% of population
total:
13% of population (2015 est.)

Panama

improved:
urban: 97.7% of population
rural:
86.6% of population
total:
94.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.3% of population
rural:
11.4% of population
total:
5.3% of population (2015 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 (2015 est.)

Saint Lucia

improved:
urban: 99.5% of population
rural:
95.6% of population
total:
96.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.5% of population
rural:
4.4% of population
total:
3.7% of population (2015 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 (2015 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago

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 (2015 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 (2015 est.)

Europe

39 entries

Albania

improved:
urban: 84.3% of population
rural:
81.8% of population
total:
83.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 15.7% of population
rural:
18.2% of population
total:
16.4% of population (2015 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 (2015 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 (2015 est.)

Belarus

improved:
urban: 99.9% of population
rural:
99.1% of population
total:
99.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.1% of population
rural:
0.9% of population
total:
0.3% of population (2015 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 (2015 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

improved:
urban: 99.7% of population
rural:
100% of population
total:
99.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.3% of population
rural:
0% of population
total:
0.1% of population (2015 est.)

Bulgaria

improved:
urban: 99.6% of population
rural:
99% of population
total:
99.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.4% of population
rural:
1% of population
total:
0.6% of population (2015 est.)

Croatia

improved:
urban: 99.6% of population
rural:
99.7% of population
total:
99.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.4% of population
rural:
0.3% of population
total:
0.4% of population (2015 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 (2015 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 (2015 est.)

Estonia

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
99% of population
total:
99.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
1% of population
total:
0.4% of population (2015 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 (2015 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 (2015 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 (2015 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 (2015 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 (2015 est.)

Ireland

improved:
urban: 97.9% of population
rural:
97.8% of population
total:
97.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.1% of population
rural:
2.2% of population
total:
2.1% of population (2015 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 (2015 est.)

Latvia

improved:
urban: 99.8% of population
rural:
98.3% of population
total:
99.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.2% of population
rural:
1.7% of population
total:
0.7% of population (2015 est.)

Lithuania

improved:
urban: 99.7% of population
rural:
90.4% of population
total:
96.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.3% of population
rural:
9.6% of population
total:
3.4% of population (2015 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 (2015 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 (2015 est.)

Moldova

improved:
urban: 96.9% of population
rural:
81.4% of population
total:
88.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 3.1% of population
rural:
18.6% of population
total:
11.6% of population (2015 est.)

Monaco

improved:
urban: 100% of population
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
total:
0% of population (2015 est.)

Montenegro

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
99.2% of population
total:
99.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
0.8% of population
total:
0.3% of population (2015 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 (2015 est.)

Macedonia now 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 (2015 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 (2015 est.)

Poland

improved:
urban: 99.3% of population
rural:
96.9% of population
total:
98.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.7% of population
rural:
3.1% of population
total:
1.7% of population (2015 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 (2015 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 (2015 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 (2015 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 (2015 est.)

Slovenia

improved:
urban: 99.7% of population
rural:
99.4% of population
total:
99.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.3% of population
rural:
0.6% of population
total:
0.5% of population (2015 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 (2015 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 (2015 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 (2015 est.)

Ukraine

improved:
urban: 95.5% of population
rural:
97.8% of population
total:
96.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 4.5% of population
rural:
2.2% of population
total:
3.8% of population (2015 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 (2015 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 (2015 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 (2015 est.)

Gaza Strip

improved:
urban: 50.7% of population
rural:
81.5% of population
total:
58.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 49.3% of population
rural:
18.5% of population
total:
41.6% of population (2015 est.)

note: includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank

Iran

improved:
urban: 97.7% of population
rural:
92.1% of population
total:
96.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.3% of population
rural:
7.9% of population
total:
3.8% of population (2015 est.)

Iraq

improved:
urban: 93.8% of population
rural:
70.1% of population
total:
86.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 6.2% of population
rural:
29.9% of population
total:
13.4% of population (2015 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 (2015 est.)

Jordan

improved:
urban: 97.8% of population
rural:
92.3% of population
total:
96.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.2% of population
rural:
7.7% of population
total:
3.1% of population (2015 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 (2015 est.)

Lebanon

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.)

Oman

improved:
urban: 95.5% of population
rural:
86.1% of population
total:
93.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 4.5% of population
rural:
13.9% of population
total:
6.6% of population (2015 est.)

Qatar

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 (2015 est.)

Saudi Arabia

improved:
urban: 97% of population
rural:
97% of population
total:
97% of population
unimproved:
rural: 3% of population
total:
3% of population (2015 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 (2015 est.)

Turkey now Turkiye

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 (2015 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 (2015 est.)

West Bank

improved:
urban: 50.7% of population
rural:
81.5% of population
total:
58.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 49.3% of population
rural:
18.5% of population
total:
41.6% of population (2015 est.)

note: includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank

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 (2015 est.)

Mexico

improved:
urban: 97.2% of population
rural:
92.1% of population
total:
96.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.8% of population
rural:
7.9% of population
total:
3.9% of population (2015 est.)

United States

improved:
urban: 99.4% of population
rural:
98.2% of population
total:
99.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.6% of population
rural:
1.8% of population
total:
0.8% of population (2015 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 (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 (2015 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 (2015 est.)

Fiji

improved:
urban: 99.5% of population
rural:
91.2% of population
total:
95.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.5% of population
rural:
8.8% of population
total:
4.3% of population (2015 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 (2015 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 (2015 est.)

Kiribati

improved:
urban: 87.3% of population
rural:
50.6% of population
total:
66.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 12.7% of population
rural:
49.4% of population
total:
33.1% of population (2015 est.)

Marshall Islands

improved:
urban: 93.5% of population
rural:
97.6% of population
total:
94.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 6.5% of population
rural:
2.4% of population
total:
5.4% of population (2015 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 (2015 est.)

Nauru

improved:
urban: 96.5% of population
total:
96.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 3.5% of population
total:
3.5% of population (2015 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 (2015 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 (2015 est.)

Niue

improved:
urban: 98.4% of population
rural:
98.6% of population
total:
98.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.6% of population
rural:
1.4% of population
total:
1.5% of population (2015 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 (2015 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:
40% of population
unimproved:
urban: 12% of population
rural:
67.2% of population
total:
60% of population (2015 est.)

Samoa

improved:
urban: 97.5% of population
rural:
99.3% of population
total:
99% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.5% of population
rural:
0.7% of population
total:
1% of population (2015 est.)

Solomon Islands

improved:
urban: 93.2% of population
rural:
77.2% of population
total:
80.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 6.8% of population
rural:
22.8% of population
total:
19.2% of population (2015 est.)

Tokelau

improved:
rural: 100% of population
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
rural: 0% of population
total:
0% of population (2015 est.)

Tonga

improved:
urban: 99.7% of population
rural:
99.6% of population
total:
99.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.3% of population
rural:
0.4% of population
total:
0.4% of population (2015 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 (2015 est.)

Vanuatu

improved:
urban: 98.9% of population
rural:
92.9% of population
total:
94.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.1% of population
rural:
7.1% of population
total:
5.5% of population (2015 est.)

South America

12 entries

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.)

Bolivia

improved:
urban: 96.7% of population
rural:
75.6% of population
total:
90% of population
unimproved:
urban: 3.3% of population
rural:
24.4% of population
total:
10% of population (2015 est.)

Brazil

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
87% of population
total:
98.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
13% of population
total:
1.9% of population (2015 est.)

Chile

improved:
urban: 99.7% of population
rural:
93.3% of population
total:
99% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.3% of population
rural:
6.7% of population
total:
1% of population (2015 est.)

Colombia

improved:
urban: 96.8% of population
rural:
73.8% of population
total:
91.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 3.2% of population
rural:
26.2% of population
total:
8.6% of population (2015 est.)

Ecuador

improved:
urban: 93.4% of population
rural:
75.5% of population
total:
86.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 6.6% of population
rural:
24.5% of population
total:
13.1% of population (2015 est.)

Guyana

improved:
urban: 98.2% of population
rural:
98.3% of population
total:
98.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.8% of population
rural:
1.7% of population
total:
1.7% of population (2015 est.)

Paraguay

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
94.9% of population
total:
98% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
5.1% of population
total:
2% of population (2015 est.)

Peru

improved:
urban: 91.4% of population
rural:
69.2% of population
total:
86.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 8.6% of population
rural:
30.8% of population
total:
13.3% of population (2015 est.)

Suriname

improved:
urban: 98.1% of population
rural:
88.4% of population
total:
94.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.9% of population
rural:
11.6% of population
total:
5.2% of population (2015 est.)

Uruguay

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
93.9% of population
total:
99.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
6.1% of population
total:
0.3% of population (2015 est.)

Venezuela

improved:
urban: 95% of population
rural:
77.9% of population
total:
93.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 5% of population
rural:
22.1% of population
total:
6.9% of population (2015 est.)

Southeast Asia

10 entries

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

improved:
urban: 92.7% of population
rural:
74.4% of population
total:
80.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 7.3% of population
rural:
25.6% of population
total:
19.4% of population (2015 est.)

Cambodia

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
69.1% of population
total:
75.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
30.9% of population
total:
24.5% of population (2015 est.)

Indonesia

improved:
urban: 94.2% of population
rural:
79.5% of population
total:
87.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 5.8% of population
rural:
20.5% of population
total:
12.6% of population (2015 est.)

Laos

improved:
urban: 85.6% of population
rural:
69.4% of population
total:
75.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 14.4% of population
rural:
30.6% of population
total:
24.3% of population (2015 est.)

Malaysia

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural:
93% of population
total:
98.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural:
7% of population
total:
1.8% of population (2015 est.)

Philippines

improved:
urban: 93.7% of population
rural:
90.3% of population
total:
91.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 6.3% of population
rural:
9.7% of population
total:
8.2% of population (2015 est.)

Singapore

improved:
urban: 100% of population
total:
100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
total:
0% of population (2015 est.)

Thailand

improved:
urban: 97.6% of population
rural:
98% of population
total:
97.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.4% of population
rural:
2% of population
total:
2.2% of population (2015 est.)

Timor-Leste

improved:
urban: 95.2% of population
rural:
60.5% of population
total:
71.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 4.8% of population
rural:
39.5% of population
total:
28.1% of population (2015 est.)

Vietnam

improved:
urban: 99.1% of population
rural:
96.9% of population
total:
97.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.9% of population
rural:
3.1% of population
total:
2.4% of population (2015 est.)

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2018, “Drinking water source”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/drinking-water-source/2018.

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