South Africa - Access to safely managed drinking water services

People using safely managed drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)

People using safely managed drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in South Africa was 81.06 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 90.39 in 2005, while its lowest value was 81.06 in 2020.

Definition: The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 90.15
2001 90.18
2002 90.23
2003 90.28
2004 90.34
2005 90.39
2006 89.98
2007 89.35
2008 88.71
2009 88.08
2010 87.44
2011 86.80
2012 86.17
2013 85.53
2014 84.89
2015 84.25
2016 83.62
2017 82.98
2018 82.34
2019 81.70
2020 81.06

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention