Access to clean water — all countries

Access to clean water — Eastern Africa

Access to clean water in Eastern Africa in 2024 — 62.5%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 29 pp.

2024 62.5% +1.3 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 62.5%2024
Period minimum 33.5%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to clean water — Eastern Africa, 2000–202430405060702000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 33.5%2001: 34.5%2002: 35.6%2003: 36.7%2004: 37.9%2005: 39%2006: 40.2%2007: 41.4%2008: 42.6%2009: 43.9%2010: 45.1%2011: 46.2%2012: 47.5%2013: 48.7%2014: 49.9%2015: 51.1%2016: 52.4%2017: 53.6%2018: 54.9%2019: 56.2%2020: 57.4%2021: 58.7%2022: 59.9%2023: 61.2%2024: 62.5%
Change over the period: +29 pp Annual average: 1.21 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa 62.5%
World 91.5%
Access to clean water — Eastern Africa, by year Eastern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 62.5 +1.3 pp
2023 61.2 +1.3 pp
2022 59.9 +1.3 pp
2021 58.7 +1.3 pp
2020 57.4 +1.3 pp
2019 56.2 +1.3 pp
2018 54.9 +1.3 pp
2017 53.6 +1.3 pp
2016 52.4 +1.2 pp
2015 51.1 +1.2 pp
2014 49.9 +1.2 pp
2013 48.7 +1.2 pp
2012 47.5 +1.2 pp
2011 46.2 +1.1 pp
2010 45.1 +1.3 pp
2009 43.9 +1.3 pp
2008 42.6 +1.3 pp
2007 41.4 +1.1 pp
2006 40.2 +1.2 pp
2005 39 +1.2 pp
2004 37.9 +1.1 pp
2003 36.7 +1.1 pp
2002 35.6 +1.1 pp
2001 34.5 +1 pp
2000 33.5

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.