The proportion of the world's population with access to safely managed drinking water increased from 69 percent to 73 percent between 2015 and 2022. As of 2022, four percent of the world's population only had access to unimproved drinking water services. Unimproved drinking water comes from unprotected dug wells or unprotected springs. Regionally, Sub-Saharan Africa and Oceania had the lowest share of populations with access to at least
Distribution of population with access to drinking water worldwide in 2015 and 2022, by source
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Drinking water
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WHO, & UNICEF. (July 5, 2023). Distribution of population with access to drinking water worldwide in 2015 and 2022, by source [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/746329/drinking-water-global-coverage-by-type/
WHO, und UNICEF. "Distribution of population with access to drinking water worldwide in 2015 and 2022, by source." Chart. July 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/746329/drinking-water-global-coverage-by-type/
WHO, UNICEF. (2023). Distribution of population with access to drinking water worldwide in 2015 and 2022, by source. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/746329/drinking-water-global-coverage-by-type/
WHO, and UNICEF. "Distribution of Population with Access to Drinking Water Worldwide in 2015 and 2022, by Source." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/746329/drinking-water-global-coverage-by-type/
WHO & UNICEF, Distribution of population with access to drinking water worldwide in 2015 and 2022, by source Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/746329/drinking-water-global-coverage-by-type/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
Distribution of population with access to drinking water worldwide in 2015 and 2022, by source [Graph], WHO, & UNICEF, July 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/746329/drinking-water-global-coverage-by-type/