Proportion of rural population with rural population with surface water (%)
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Gabon | 42.7 | 36.5 | 30.3 | 29.1 | 27.9 | 26.6 | 25.4 | 24.1 | 22.9 | 21.7 | 20.4 | 19.2 | 18.0 | 16.7 | 15.5 |
| Madagascar | 46.4 | 40.1 | 33.7 | 32.4 | 31.2 | 29.9 | 28.6 | 27.3 | 26.1 | 24.8 | 23.5 | 22.3 | 21.0 | 19.7 | 18.4 |
| Sierra Leone | 52.0 | 45.4 | 37.2 | 35.5 | 33.9 | 32.2 | 30.6 | 28.9 | 27.3 | 25.6 | 24.0 | 22.3 | 20.7 | 19.0 | 17.4 |
| Liberia | 29.2 | 27.3 | 25.4 | 25.1 | 24.7 | 24.3 | 23.9 | 23.5 | 23.2 | 22.8 | 22.4 | 22.0 | 21.6 | 21.3 | 20.9 |
| Mauritius | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Lesotho | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 53.5 | 41.2 | 29.0 | 26.5 | 24.0 | 21.6 | 21.6 | 21.6 | 21.6 | 21.6 | | | | | |
| Cameroon | 18.4 | 16.2 | 14.0 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 10.0 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 8.7 |
| Burundi | 16.1 | 13.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Tunisia | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Mozambique | 22.3 | 20.7 | 19.2 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.3 | 17.9 | 17.6 | 17.3 | 17.0 | 16.7 | 16.4 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 15.4 |
| Malawi | 8.7 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| Eswatini | 32.9 | 28.2 | 23.4 | 22.5 | 21.6 | 20.6 | 19.7 | 18.7 | 17.8 | 16.8 | 15.9 | 14.9 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 12.1 |
| Zimbabwe | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.2 |
| Niger | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| Mauritania | 8.8 | 6.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Togo | 33.8 | 29.7 | 25.6 | 24.8 | 24.0 | 23.1 | 22.3 | 21.5 | 20.7 | 19.9 | 19.1 | 18.2 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 |
| Rwanda | 20.3 | 17.1 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.5 | 11.9 | 11.2 | 10.6 | 9.9 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.0 |
| Mali | 6.1 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| Guinea | 23.8 | 21.3 | 18.7 | 18.2 | 17.7 | 17.2 | 16.7 | 16.2 | 15.6 | 15.1 | 14.6 | 14.1 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 12.6 |
| Sudan | 14.8 | 14.1 | 10.9 | 10.3 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 21.5 | 20.7 | 19.9 | 19.7 | 19.5 | 19.4 | 19.2 | 19.0 | 18.9 | 18.7 | 18.5 | 18.4 | 18.2 | 18.0 | 17.8 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 15.6 | 13.8 | 11.9 | 11.5 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Kenya | 35.6 | 33.1 | 30.6 | 30.1 | 29.6 | 29.0 | 28.5 | 28.0 | 27.5 | 27.0 | 26.5 | 26.0 | 25.5 | 25.0 | 24.5 |
| Morocco | 6.3 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| South Sudan | | | | 22.5 | 20.9 | 19.4 | 17.8 | 16.3 | 14.8 | 13.2 | 11.7 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 10.1 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 |
| South Africa | 18.9 | 15.7 | 12.6 | 12.0 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.1 |
| Congo | 20.1 | 20.0 | 19.7 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.5 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 19.3 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.2 | |
| Angola | 47.2 | 45.3 | 43.5 | 43.1 | 42.7 | 42.4 | 42.0 | 41.6 | 41.3 | 40.9 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 40.5 |
| Botswana | 6.2 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Ghana | 27.5 | 23.5 | 19.5 | 18.7 | 17.9 | 17.1 | 16.3 | 15.5 | 14.7 | 13.9 | 13.1 | 12.2 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 9.8 |
| Senegal | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Burkina Faso | 7.6 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Somalia | 31.5 | 29.8 | 21.4 | 19.7 | 18.0 | 16.3 | 14.6 | 12.9 | 11.2 | 9.5 | 7.8 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| Gambia | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Djibouti | 2.8 | 4.7 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.9 |
| Eritrea | 4.7 | 14.2 | 23.8 | 25.7 | 27.6 | 27.6 | 27.6 | 27.6 | 27.6 | | | | | | |
| Zambia | 28.2 | 24.1 | 20.0 | 19.2 | 18.4 | 17.5 | 16.7 | 15.9 | 15.1 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.6 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 25.0 | 22.3 | 19.6 | 19.0 | 18.5 | 17.9 | 17.4 | 16.9 | 16.3 | 15.8 | 15.2 | 14.7 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 |
| Cabo Verde | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Central African Republic | 9.8 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
| Chad | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.2 |
| Ethiopia | 36.7 | 29.6 | 22.4 | 21.0 | 19.6 | 18.2 | 16.8 | 15.3 | 13.9 | 12.5 | 11.1 | 9.6 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 5.4 |
| Benin | 15.0 | 12.7 | 10.3 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.6 |
| Algeria | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Namibia | 14.0 | 12.3 | 10.5 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Comoros | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | | | | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Uganda | 16.2 | 13.8 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 5.8 |
| Egypt | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Nigeria | 31.9 | 27.6 | 22.1 | 21.1 | 20.0 | 18.9 | 17.8 | 16.7 | 15.6 | 14.6 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.3 | 10.2 | 9.1 |