People using safely managed drinking water services in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): People using safely managed drinking water services was 34.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed drinking water services in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 34.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 34.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 2000.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 28 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed drinking water services in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.2% | — |
| 2001 | 19.5% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 19.9% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 20.3% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 20.8% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 21.3% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 21.9% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 23.1% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 23.7% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 24.4% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 24.8% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 25.5% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 26.2% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 28.5% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 29.3% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 31.0% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 31.9% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 32.8% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 33.5% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 34.1% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 34.6% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.2% | 19.2% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 24.4% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.4% | 31.9% | 34.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0235 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.024 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 3.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0195 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 34.6% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 2000.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 23rd out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.