Source data

National, rural and urban use of at least basic drinking-water services

Sources checked 11 November 2026

Drinking-water accessBasic drinking-water use across eight countries in 2024

Burundi65.92%
Ethiopia55.6%
Kenya65.6%
Rwanda61.39%
Somalia75.29%
South Sudan39.75%
Tanzania64.61%
Uganda63.01%

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National, rural and urban use of at least basic drinking-water services

Each percentage uses the population of the named group. Gaps subtract the rural share from the urban share. Markers sit on reference cities and represent national or subgroup estimates.

									Source
Burundi	2000	49.91	46.99	82.38	35.4	Bujumbura	-3.376	29.36	Source 1
Burundi	2001	50.61	47.63	82.78	35.15	Bujumbura	-3.376	29.36	Source 1
Burundi	2002	51.31	48.28	83.18	34.9	Bujumbura	-3.376	29.36	Source 1
Burundi	2003	52.02	48.94	83.58	34.65	Bujumbura	-3.376	29.36	Source 1
Burundi	2004	52.73	49.59	83.98	34.39	Bujumbura	-3.376	29.36	Source 1
Burundi	2005	53.45	50.25	84.38	34.13	Bujumbura	-3.376	29.36	Source 1
Burundi	2006	54.17	50.91	84.78	33.87	Bujumbura	-3.376	29.36	Source 1
Burundi	2007	54.89	51.57	85.17	33.6	Bujumbura	-3.376	29.36	Source 1
Burundi	2008	55.61	52.24	85.57	33.33	Bujumbura	-3.376	29.36	Source 1
Burundi	2009	56.34	52.9	85.97	33.06	Bujumbura	-3.376	29.36	Source 1
Burundi	2010	57.06	53.58	86.36	32.79	Bujumbura	-3.376	29.36	Source 1
Burundi	2011	57.8	54.25	86.76	32.51	Bujumbura	-3.376	29.36	Source 1
Burundi	2012	58.53	54.92	87.16	32.23	Bujumbura	-3.376	29.36	Source 1
Burundi	2013	59.27	55.6	87.55	31.95	Bujumbura	-3.376	29.36	Source 1
Burundi	2014	60.01	56.28	87.94	31.66	Bujumbura	-3.376	29.36	Source 1
Burundi	2015	60.75	56.97	88.34	31.37	Bujumbura	-3.376	29.36	Source 1
Burundi	2016	61.5	57.65	88.73	31.08	Bujumbura	-3.376	29.36	Source 1
Burundi	2017	62.25	58.34	89.13	30.79	Bujumbura	-3.376	29.36	Source 1
Burundi	2018	63.0	59.03	89.52	30.49	Bujumbura	-3.376	29.36	Source 1
Burundi	2019	63.76	59.72	89.91	30.19	Bujumbura	-3.376	29.36	Source 1
Burundi	2020	64.4	60.28	90.35	30.06	Bujumbura	-3.376	29.36	Source 1
Burundi	2021	65.05	60.84	90.78	29.94	Bujumbura	-3.376	29.36	Source 1
Burundi	2022	65.7	61.4	91.22	29.82	Bujumbura	-3.376	29.36	Source 1
Burundi	2023	65.81	61.4	91.22	29.82	Bujumbura	-3.376	29.36	Source 1
Burundi	2024	65.92	61.4	91.22	29.82	Bujumbura	-3.376	29.36	Source 1
Ethiopia	2000	18.76	8.76	76.62	67.86	Addis Ababa	9.035	38.698	Source 1
Ethiopia	2001	20.29	10.35	76.9	66.54	Addis Ababa	9.035	38.698	Source 1
Ethiopia	2002	21.81	11.95	77.18	65.23	Addis Ababa	9.035	38.698	Source 1
Ethiopia	2003	23.33	13.54	77.46	63.92	Addis Ababa	9.035	38.698	Source 1
Ethiopia	2004	24.85	15.14	77.75	62.61	Addis Ababa	9.035	38.698	Source 1
Ethiopia	2005	26.36	16.73	78.03	61.3	Addis Ababa	9.035	38.698	Source 1
Ethiopia	2006	27.87	18.33	78.31	59.99	Addis Ababa	9.035	38.698	Source 1
Ethiopia	2007	29.38	19.92	78.6	58.68	Addis Ababa	9.035	38.698	Source 1
Ethiopia	2008	30.99	21.52	78.88	57.37	Addis Ababa	9.035	38.698	Source 1
Ethiopia	2009	32.59	23.11	79.17	56.06	Addis Ababa	9.035	38.698	Source 1
Ethiopia	2010	34.18	24.7	79.45	54.75	Addis Ababa	9.035	38.698	Source 1
Ethiopia	2011	35.77	26.29	79.74	53.44	Addis Ababa	9.035	38.698	Source 1
Ethiopia	2012	37.35	27.89	80.02	52.14	Addis Ababa	9.035	38.698	Source 1
Ethiopia	2013	38.92	29.48	80.31	50.83	Addis Ababa	9.035	38.698	Source 1
Ethiopia	2014	40.48	31.07	80.6	49.53	Addis Ababa	9.035	38.698	Source 1
Ethiopia	2015	42.03	32.66	80.88	48.22	Addis Ababa	9.035	38.698	Source 1
Ethiopia	2016	43.57	34.25	81.17	46.92	Addis Ababa	9.035	38.698	Source 1
Ethiopia	2017	45.1	35.84	81.46	45.62	Addis Ababa	9.035	38.698	Source 1
Ethiopia	2018	46.63	37.43	81.74	44.32	Addis Ababa	9.035	38.698	Source 1
Ethiopia	2019	48.15	39.02	82.03	43.02	Addis Ababa	9.035	38.698	Source 1
Ethiopia	2020	49.66	40.6	82.32	41.72	Addis Ababa	9.035	38.698	Source 1
Ethiopia	2021	51.15	42.19	82.61	40.42	Addis Ababa	9.035	38.698	Source 1
Ethiopia	2022	52.64	43.78	82.9	39.12	Addis Ababa	9.035	38.698	Source 1
Ethiopia	2023	54.13	45.37	83.19	37.82	Addis Ababa	9.035	38.698	Source 1
Ethiopia	2024	55.6	46.95	83.48	36.52	Addis Ababa	9.035	38.698	Source 1
Kenya	2000	45.36	35.42	85.4	49.99	Nairobi	-1.281	36.815	Source 1
Kenya	2001	46.23	36.25	85.55	49.29	Nairobi	-1.281	36.815	Source 1
Kenya	2002	47.1	37.09	85.69	48.6	Nairobi	-1.281	36.815	Source 1
Kenya	2003	47.96	37.93	85.83	47.91	Nairobi	-1.281	36.815	Source 1
Kenya	2004	48.83	38.77	85.98	47.21	Nairobi	-1.281	36.815	Source 1
Kenya	2005	49.69	39.6	86.12	46.52	Nairobi	-1.281	36.815	Source 1
Kenya	2006	50.54	40.44	86.27	45.83	Nairobi	-1.281	36.815	Source 1
Kenya	2007	51.4	41.28	86.41	45.13	Nairobi	-1.281	36.815	Source 1
Kenya	2008	52.25	42.12	86.56	44.44	Nairobi	-1.281	36.815	Source 1
Kenya	2009	53.1	42.96	86.7	43.74	Nairobi	-1.281	36.815	Source 1
Kenya	2010	53.95	43.8	86.85	43.05	Nairobi	-1.281	36.815	Source 1
Kenya	2011	54.79	44.64	86.99	42.35	Nairobi	-1.281	36.815	Source 1
Kenya	2012	55.63	45.48	87.14	41.66	Nairobi	-1.281	36.815	Source 1
Kenya	2013	56.48	46.32	87.28	40.96	Nairobi	-1.281	36.815	Source 1
Kenya	2014	57.32	47.16	87.43	40.27	Nairobi	-1.281	36.815	Source 1
Kenya	2015	58.16	48.0	87.57	39.57	Nairobi	-1.281	36.815	Source 1
Kenya	2016	58.99	48.85	87.72	38.87	Nairobi	-1.281	36.815	Source 1
Kenya	2017	59.83	49.69	87.86	38.18	Nairobi	-1.281	36.815	Source 1
Kenya	2018	60.66	50.53	88.01	37.48	Nairobi	-1.281	36.815	Source 1
Kenya	2019	61.49	51.37	88.16	36.78	Nairobi	-1.281	36.815	Source 1
Kenya	2020	62.32	52.22	88.3	36.09	Nairobi	-1.281	36.815	Source 1
Kenya	2021	63.14	53.06	88.45	35.39	Nairobi	-1.281	36.815	Source 1
Kenya	2022	63.96	53.9	88.59	34.69	Nairobi	-1.281	36.815	Source 1
Kenya	2023	64.78	54.75	88.74	33.99	Nairobi	-1.281	36.815	Source 1
Kenya	2024	65.6	55.59	88.89	33.3	Nairobi	-1.281	36.815	Source 1
Rwanda	2000	47.57	43.12	72.95	29.84	Kigali	-1.952	30.059	Source 1
Rwanda	2001	48.37	43.63	73.56	29.92	Kigali	-1.952	30.059	Source 1
Rwanda	2002	49.19	44.15	74.17	30.02	Kigali	-1.952	30.059	Source 1
Rwanda	2003	49.76	44.67	74.77	30.11	Kigali	-1.952	30.059	Source 1
Rwanda	2004	50.29	45.18	75.39	30.2	Kigali	-1.952	30.059	Source 1
Rwanda	2005	50.82	45.7	76.0	30.3	Kigali	-1.952	30.059	Source 1
Rwanda	2006	51.36	46.22	76.61	30.4	Kigali	-1.952	30.059	Source 1
Rwanda	2007	51.9	46.74	77.23	30.49	Kigali	-1.952	30.059	Source 1
Rwanda	2008	52.43	47.25	77.85	30.6	Kigali	-1.952	30.059	Source 1
Rwanda	2009	52.97	47.77	78.47	30.7	Kigali	-1.952	30.059	Source 1
Rwanda	2010	53.51	48.29	79.09	30.8	Kigali	-1.952	30.059	Source 1
Rwanda	2011	54.04	48.81	79.72	30.91	Kigali	-1.952	30.059	Source 1
Rwanda	2012	54.58	49.33	80.34	31.02	Kigali	-1.952	30.059	Source 1
Rwanda	2013	55.12	49.85	80.97	31.13	Kigali	-1.952	30.059	Source 1
Rwanda	2014	55.67	50.36	81.6	31.24	Kigali	-1.952	30.059	Source 1
Rwanda	2015	56.22	50.88	82.24	31.35	Kigali	-1.952	30.059	Source 1
Rwanda	2016	56.77	51.4	82.87	31.47	Kigali	-1.952	30.059	Source 1
Rwanda	2017	57.33	51.92	83.51	31.58	Kigali	-1.952	30.059	Source 1
Rwanda	2018	57.9	52.44	84.14	31.7	Kigali	-1.952	30.059	Source 1
Rwanda	2019	58.47	52.96	84.78	31.82	Kigali	-1.952	30.059	Source 1
Rwanda	2020	59.05	53.48	85.43	31.94	Kigali	-1.952	30.059	Source 1
Rwanda	2021	59.64	54.01	86.07	32.06	Kigali	-1.952	30.059	Source 1
Rwanda	2022	60.23	54.53	86.72	32.19	Kigali	-1.952	30.059	Source 1
Rwanda	2023	60.83	55.05	87.36	32.32	Kigali	-1.952	30.059	Source 1
Rwanda	2024	61.39	55.56	87.83	32.28	Kigali	-1.952	30.059	Source 1
Somalia	2000	26.55	7.51	64.79	57.27	Mogadishu	2.069	45.365	Source 1
Somalia	2001	27.71	8.72	65.2	56.48	Mogadishu	2.069	45.365	Source 1
Somalia	2002	28.86	9.94	65.62	55.68	Mogadishu	2.069	45.365	Source 1
Somalia	2003	30.22	11.15	66.04	54.89	Mogadishu	2.069	45.365	Source 1
Somalia	2004	31.58	12.36	66.45	54.09	Mogadishu	2.069	45.365	Source 1
Somalia	2005	33.43	14.14	67.26	53.12	Mogadishu	2.069	45.365	Source 1
Somalia	2006	35.34	16.03	68.07	52.04	Mogadishu	2.069	45.365	Source 1
Somalia	2007	35.52	18.02	68.89	50.87	Mogadishu	2.069	45.365	Source 1
Somalia	2008	37.98	20.11	69.72	49.6	Mogadishu	2.069	45.365	Source 1
Somalia	2009	40.47	22.31	70.55	48.24	Mogadishu	2.069	45.365	Source 1
Somalia	2010	42.99	24.6	71.38	46.78	Mogadishu	2.069	45.365	Source 1
Somalia	2011	45.54	27.0	72.22	45.22	Mogadishu	2.069	45.365	Source 1
Somalia	2012	47.61	29.5	73.06	43.56	Mogadishu	2.069	45.365	Source 1
Somalia	2013	49.71	32.11	73.91	41.8	Mogadishu	2.069	45.365	Source 1
Somalia	2014	51.86	34.81	74.76	39.95	Mogadishu	2.069	45.365	Source 1
Somalia	2015	54.05	37.62	75.62	38.0	Mogadishu	2.069	45.365	Source 1
Somalia	2016	56.28	40.53	76.48	35.95	Mogadishu	2.069	45.365	Source 1
Somalia	2017	58.55	43.54	77.35	33.81	Mogadishu	2.069	45.365	Source 1
Somalia	2018	60.86	46.66	78.23	31.57	Mogadishu	2.069	45.365	Source 1
Somalia	2019	63.19	49.88	79.1	29.23	Mogadishu	2.069	45.365	Source 1
Somalia	2020	65.56	53.2	79.99	26.79	Mogadishu	2.069	45.365	Source 1
Somalia	2021	67.95	56.62	80.87	24.25	Mogadishu	2.069	45.365	Source 1
Somalia	2022	70.38	60.14	81.77	21.62	Mogadishu	2.069	45.365	Source 1
Somalia	2023	72.82	63.77	82.66	18.89	Mogadishu	2.069	45.365	Source 1
Somalia	2024	75.29	67.5	83.57	16.07	Mogadishu	2.069	45.365	Source 1
South Sudan	2011	40.3	37.39	53.5	16.1	Juba	4.83	31.58	Source 1
South Sudan	2012	40.32	37.14	54.59	17.45	Juba	4.83	31.58	Source 1
South Sudan	2013	40.32	36.84	55.7	18.85	Juba	4.83	31.58	Source 1
South Sudan	2014	40.3	36.51	56.82	20.3	Juba	4.83	31.58	Source 1
South Sudan	2015	40.25	36.14	57.95	21.8	Juba	4.83	31.58	Source 1
South Sudan	2016	40.19	35.74	59.09	23.35	Juba	4.83	31.58	Source 1
South Sudan	2017	40.12	35.29	60.23	24.94	Juba	4.83	31.58	Source 1
South Sudan	2018	40.02	34.81	61.39	26.59	Juba	4.83	31.58	Source 1
South Sudan	2019	39.91	34.29	62.56	28.28	Juba	4.83	31.58	Source 1
South Sudan	2020	39.79	33.73	63.75	30.02	Juba	4.83	31.58	Source 1
South Sudan	2021	39.66	33.13	64.94	31.81	Juba	4.83	31.58	Source 1
South Sudan	2022	39.51	32.5	66.14	33.64	Juba	4.83	31.58	Source 1
South Sudan	2023	39.63	32.5	66.14	33.64	Juba	4.83	31.58	Source 1
South Sudan	2024	39.75	32.5	66.14	33.64	Juba	4.83	31.58	Source 1
Tanzania	2000	28.61	17.33	67.9	50.57	Dodoma	-6.183	35.75	Source 1
Tanzania	2001	29.87	18.48	68.72	50.24	Dodoma	-6.183	35.75	Source 1
Tanzania	2002	31.12	19.62	69.54	49.92	Dodoma	-6.183	35.75	Source 1
Tanzania	2003	32.48	20.77	70.36	49.6	Dodoma	-6.183	35.75	Source 1
Tanzania	2004	33.95	22.06	71.13	49.07	Dodoma	-6.183	35.75	Source 1
Tanzania	2005	35.43	23.37	71.89	48.52	Dodoma	-6.183	35.75	Source 1
Tanzania	2006	36.92	24.7	72.66	47.96	Dodoma	-6.183	35.75	Source 1
Tanzania	2007	38.42	26.04	73.42	47.38	Dodoma	-6.183	35.75	Source 1
Tanzania	2008	39.93	27.4	74.18	46.78	Dodoma	-6.183	35.75	Source 1
Tanzania	2009	41.45	28.78	74.94	46.17	Dodoma	-6.183	35.75	Source 1
Tanzania	2010	42.97	30.17	75.7	45.54	Dodoma	-6.183	35.75	Source 1
Tanzania	2011	44.5	31.57	76.46	44.89	Dodoma	-6.183	35.75	Source 1
Tanzania	2012	46.04	33.0	77.22	44.22	Dodoma	-6.183	35.75	Source 1
Tanzania	2013	47.58	34.43	77.97	43.54	Dodoma	-6.183	35.75	Source 1
Tanzania	2014	49.13	35.89	78.73	42.84	Dodoma	-6.183	35.75	Source 1
Tanzania	2015	50.68	37.36	79.48	42.12	Dodoma	-6.183	35.75	Source 1
Tanzania	2016	52.23	38.84	80.23	41.39	Dodoma	-6.183	35.75	Source 1
Tanzania	2017	53.78	40.34	80.98	40.64	Dodoma	-6.183	35.75	Source 1
Tanzania	2018	55.33	41.86	81.73	39.87	Dodoma	-6.183	35.75	Source 1
Tanzania	2019	56.88	43.39	82.48	39.09	Dodoma	-6.183	35.75	Source 1
Tanzania	2020	58.43	44.94	83.23	38.29	Dodoma	-6.183	35.75	Source 1
Tanzania	2021	59.98	46.51	83.97	37.47	Dodoma	-6.183	35.75	Source 1
Tanzania	2022	61.52	48.09	84.72	36.63	Dodoma	-6.183	35.75	Source 1
Tanzania	2023	63.07	49.68	85.46	35.78	Dodoma	-6.183	35.75	Source 1
Tanzania	2024	64.61	51.29	86.2	34.91	Dodoma	-6.183	35.75	Source 1
Uganda	2000	26.24	18.65	69.94	51.28	Kampala	0.319	32.581	Source 1
Uganda	2001	27.53	19.85	70.35	50.49	Kampala	0.319	32.581	Source 1
Uganda	2002	28.85	21.09	70.76	49.67	Kampala	0.319	32.581	Source 1
Uganda	2003	30.2	22.36	71.18	48.82	Kampala	0.319	32.581	Source 1
Uganda	2004	31.57	23.66	71.59	47.94	Kampala	0.319	32.581	Source 1
Uganda	2005	32.96	24.99	72.01	47.02	Kampala	0.319	32.581	Source 1
Uganda	2006	34.38	26.36	72.42	46.07	Kampala	0.319	32.581	Source 1
Uganda	2007	35.82	27.75	72.84	45.08	Kampala	0.319	32.581	Source 1
Uganda	2008	37.29	29.19	73.26	44.07	Kampala	0.319	32.581	Source 1
Uganda	2009	38.77	30.65	73.67	43.02	Kampala	0.319	32.581	Source 1
Uganda	2010	40.28	32.15	74.09	41.94	Kampala	0.319	32.581	Source 1
Uganda	2011	41.81	33.68	74.51	40.83	Kampala	0.319	32.581	Source 1
Uganda	2012	43.35	35.25	74.93	39.68	Kampala	0.319	32.581	Source 1
Uganda	2013	44.91	36.85	75.35	38.5	Kampala	0.319	32.581	Source 1
Uganda	2014	46.49	38.48	75.77	37.29	Kampala	0.319	32.581	Source 1
Uganda	2015	48.09	40.14	76.19	36.05	Kampala	0.319	32.581	Source 1
Uganda	2016	49.7	41.84	76.61	34.77	Kampala	0.319	32.581	Source 1
Uganda	2017	51.33	43.57	77.03	33.46	Kampala	0.319	32.581	Source 1
Uganda	2018	52.97	45.33	77.45	32.12	Kampala	0.319	32.581	Source 1
Uganda	2019	54.61	47.13	77.87	30.75	Kampala	0.319	32.581	Source 1
Uganda	2020	56.28	48.95	78.29	29.34	Kampala	0.319	32.581	Source 1
Uganda	2021	57.95	50.82	78.72	27.9	Kampala	0.319	32.581	Source 1
Uganda	2022	59.62	52.71	79.14	26.43	Kampala	0.319	32.581	Source 1
Uganda	2023	61.31	54.64	79.56	24.92	Kampala	0.319	32.581	Source 1
Uganda	2024	63.01	56.6	79.99	23.39	Kampala	0.319	32.581	Source 1

National, rural and urban use of at least basic drinking-water services

National, rural and urban use of at least basic drinking-water services

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