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Access to clean water — Central African Republic

Access to clean water in the Central African Republic in 2024 — 36.5%. Ranked 201 in the world out of 202. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 22.5 pp.

2024 36.5% +0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 201of 202
Period maximum 59%2000
Period minimum 36.2%2021

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to clean water — Central African Republic, 2000–2024304050602000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 59%2001: 57.8%2002: 56.7%2003: 55.5%2004: 54.3%2005: 53.2%2006: 52%2007: 50.9%2008: 49.8%2009: 48.7%2010: 47.6%2011: 46.5%2012: 45.5%2013: 44.4%2014: 43.4%2015: 42.3%2016: 41.3%2017: 40.2%2018: 39.2%2019: 38.2%2020: 37.2%2021: 36.2%2022: 36.3%2023: 36.4%2024: 36.5%
Change over the period: −22.5 pp Annual average: -0.94 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central African Republic

Central African Republic 36.5%
World 91.5%
Sub-Saharan Africa 67.5%
Middle Africa computed 49.1%
Low-income countries computed 60.6%
Access to clean water — Central African Republic, by year Central African Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 36.5 +0.1 pp
2023 36.4 +0.1 pp
2022 36.3 +0.1 pp
2021 36.2 −1 pp
2020 37.2 −1 pp
2019 38.2 −1 pp
2018 39.2 −1 pp
2017 40.2 −1 pp
2016 41.3 −1 pp
2015 42.3 −1 pp
2014 43.4 −1.1 pp
2013 44.4 −1.1 pp
2012 45.5 −1.1 pp
2011 46.5 −1.1 pp
2010 47.6 −1.1 pp
2009 48.7 −1.1 pp
2008 49.8 −1.1 pp
2007 50.9 −1.1 pp
2006 52 −1.1 pp
2005 53.2 −1.1 pp
2004 54.3 −1.2 pp
2003 55.5 −1.2 pp
2002 56.7 −1.2 pp
2001 57.8 −1.2 pp
2000 59 —

Middle Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GA Gabon 88.6 ST Sao Tome and Principe 78 CM Cameroon 71.4 AO Angola 68 TD Chad 52.2 CF Central African Republic 36.5 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 35.7
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About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sources of drinking water — piped supply, protected wells and springs located no further than 30 minutes away round trip. An improved source does not guarantee that the water is safe, but it is the minimum threshold below which the risk of intestinal infections rises sharply.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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