Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa
(SDGRC) Eastern Africa: Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources was 75.37 in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa, 2000β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa stood at 75.37. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa peaked at 75.37 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.13, in 2000.
That places (SDGRC) Eastern Africa 57th out of 61 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.49 | 42.13 | 54.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.8 | 56.38 | 68.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.91 | 70.33 | 75.37 | 5 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) Eastern Africa
- 54 Australia 99.97 compare
- 55 Bosnia and Herzegovina 99.95 compare
- 56 Saint Lucia 99.94 compare
- 57 Armenia 99.93 compare
- 58 Bhutan 99.93 compare
- 59 Mauritius 99.93 compare
- 60 Guadeloupe 99.93 compare
More population data for (SDGRC) Eastern Africa
- Proportion of population using limited drinking water services 20.04 (2024)
- Refugees by host country, per 1 USD GNI per capita 10 (2025)
- Refugees by host country, per 1000 population 10 (2025)
- New internal displacements 12.85 million (2025)
- Internally displaced persons 13.15 million (2025)
- International migrants, by country of destination 7.86 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa?
- Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa was 75.37 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved drinking water sources recorded in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 75.37 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved drinking water sources recorded in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.13 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) Eastern Africa rank for proportion of population using improved drinking water sources?
- (SDGRC) Eastern Africa ranks 57th out of 61 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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