Access to clean water — all countries

Access to clean water — Western Africa

Access to clean water in Western Africa in 2024 — 78.1%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 28.1 pp.

2024 78.1% +1 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 78.1%2024
Period minimum 50.1%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to clean water — Western Africa, 2000–2024506070802000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 50.1%2001: 51.1%2002: 52.3%2003: 53.5%2004: 54.7%2005: 55.8%2006: 57%2007: 58.2%2008: 59.4%2009: 60.6%2010: 61.8%2011: 63%2012: 64.1%2013: 65.3%2014: 66.5%2015: 67.7%2016: 68.9%2017: 70.1%2018: 71.3%2019: 72.5%2020: 73.7%2021: 74.8%2022: 76%2023: 77.2%2024: 78.1%
Change over the period: +28.1 pp Annual average: 1.17 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Western Africa 78.1%
World 91.5%
Access to clean water — Western Africa, by year Western Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 78.1 +1 pp
2023 77.2 +1.2 pp
2022 76 +1.2 pp
2021 74.8 +1.2 pp
2020 73.7 +1.2 pp
2019 72.5 +1.2 pp
2018 71.3 +1.2 pp
2017 70.1 +1.2 pp
2016 68.9 +1.2 pp
2015 67.7 +1.2 pp
2014 66.5 +1.2 pp
2013 65.3 +1.2 pp
2012 64.1 +1.2 pp
2011 63 +1.2 pp
2010 61.8 +1.2 pp
2009 60.6 +1.2 pp
2008 59.4 +1.2 pp
2007 58.2 +1.2 pp
2006 57 +1.2 pp
2005 55.8 +1.2 pp
2004 54.7 +1.2 pp
2003 53.5 +1.2 pp
2002 52.3 +1.2 pp
2001 51.1 +1 pp
2000 50.1

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.