The urban water supplies of South Africa

Water Facility Quality Improved Usage (% in 2022)
Free from contamination 99 WHO
Piped 98.04 WHO
Accessible on premises 91.16 WHO
Available when needed 80.48 WHO
Safely managed 80.48 WHO
Non-piped 1.8 WHO
Africa Usage (%)
Mauritius 99 in 2022 WHO
Egypt 98.38 in 2022 WHO
Cabo Verde 93.21 in 2022 WHO
Morocco 90.26 in 2022 WHO
Mauritania 84.33 in 2022 WHO
South Africa 80.48 in 2022 WHO
Eswatini 77.53 in 2022 WHO
Tunisia 77.37 in 2022 WHO
Gabon 76.63 in 2022 WHO
Namibia 74.87 in 2022 WHO
Eritrea 74.34 in 2016 WHO
Algeria 73.11 in 2022 WHO
Botswana 72.94 in 2022 WHO
Lesotho 72.61 in 2022 WHO
Comoros 71.47 in 2019 WHO
Mali 70.77 in 2022 WHO
Guinea 70.43 in 2022 WHO
Somalia 68.94 in 2022 WHO
Gambia 67.77 in 2022 WHO
Niger 66.85 in 2022 WHO
Mozambique 64.71 in 2022 WHO
Sudan 64.42 in 2022 WHO
Ghana 62.56 in 2022 WHO
Burkina Faso 59.41 in 2022 WHO
Côte d'Ivoire 58.77 in 2022 WHO
Congo 58.63 in 2021 WHO
Burundi 58.47 in 2022 WHO
Djibouti 58.17 in 2022 WHO
Kenya 57.7 in 2020 WHO
Cameroon 56.45 in 2022 WHO
Zimbabwe 55.49 in 2022 WHO
Angola 54.74 in 2022 WHO
Rwanda 54.59 in 2022 WHO
Malawi 52.37 in 2022 WHO
Zambia 45.48 in 2022 WHO
Uganda 45.09 in 2022 WHO
Benin 43.58 in 2022 WHO
Madagascar 41.29 in 2022 WHO
Senegal 41.26 in 2022 WHO
Sao Tome and Principe 40.3 in 2022 WHO
Ethiopia 38.58 in 2022 WHO
Guinea Bissau 36.27 in 2022 WHO
Nigeria 35.73 in 2022 WHO
Togo 33.86 in 2022 WHO
Liberia 28.22 in 2022 WHO
United Republic of Tanzania 25.48 in 2022 WHO
Democratic Republic of the Congo 24.15 in 2022 WHO
Equatorial Guinea 22.52 in 2017 WHO
Chad 17.59 in 2022 WHO
Sierra Leone 12.25 in 2022 WHO
Central African Republic 11.25 in 2022 WHO
South Sudan 3.66 in 2022 WHO
Water (%)
Drinking water Usage 2 timeseries
Sanitation 77.49 in 2022 WHO + 1 other
Usage 80.48 in 2022 WHO + 1 other
Water Supplies Usage 6 timeseries
Residence Usage (% in 2022)
Urban 80.48 WHO
Rural 53.63 WHO