Access to clean water — all countries

Access to clean water — Northern Africa

Access to clean water in Northern Africa in 2024 — 89.7%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 8 pp.

2024 89.7% +0.3 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 89.7%2024
Period minimum 81.6%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to clean water — Northern Africa, 2000–20248082.58587.5902000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 81.6%2001: 81.9%2002: 82.1%2003: 82.3%2004: 82.6%2005: 82.9%2006: 83.3%2007: 83.7%2008: 84.3%2009: 84.7%2010: 85.1%2011: 85.4%2012: 85.8%2013: 86.2%2014: 86.6%2015: 86.9%2016: 87.2%2017: 87.5%2018: 87.8%2019: 88.1%2020: 88.4%2021: 88.7%2022: 89%2023: 89.3%2024: 89.7%
Change over the period: +8 pp Annual average: 0.33 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Northern Africa 89.7%
World 91.5%
Access to clean water — Northern Africa, by year Northern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 89.7 +0.3 pp
2023 89.3 +0.3 pp
2022 89 +0.3 pp
2021 88.7 +0.3 pp
2020 88.4 +0.3 pp
2019 88.1 +0.3 pp
2018 87.8 +0.3 pp
2017 87.5 +0.3 pp
2016 87.2 +0.3 pp
2015 86.9 +0.3 pp
2014 86.6 +0.4 pp
2013 86.2 +0.4 pp
2012 85.8 +0.4 pp
2011 85.4 +0.4 pp
2010 85.1 +0.4 pp
2009 84.7 +0.3 pp
2008 84.3 +0.6 pp
2007 83.7 +0.4 pp
2006 83.3 +0.4 pp
2005 82.9 +0.4 pp
2004 82.6 +0.2 pp
2003 82.3 +0.2 pp
2002 82.1 +0.2 pp
2001 81.9 +0.2 pp
2000 81.6

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.