In the United States (US), “97%” have access to clean and safe drinking water; United Kingdom (UK) – “100%”; Nigeria – “29%”.
People with access to clean and safe drinking water (% of population)…
• Chad: 6%
• CAR: 6%
• Sierra Leone: 10%
• Ethiopia: 13%
• Kiribati: 14%
• Nepal: 16%
• Uganda: 19%
• Nigeria: 29%
• Cambodia: 29%
• Afghanistan: 30%
• Indonesia: 30%
• Mexico: 43%
• Philippines: 48%
• Pakistan: 51%
• Vietnam: 58%
• Bangladesh: 59%
• Iraq: 60%
• Algeria: 71%
• Colombia: 74%
• Morocco: 75%
• Russia: 76%
• Brazil: 87%
• Ukraine: 88%
• Poland: 89%
• Kazakhstan: 89%
• Italy: 93%
• Iran: 94%
• Portugal: 95%
• Ireland: 96%
• Switzerland: 97%
• USA: 97%
• Czechia: 98%
• Japan: 99%
• Norway: 99%
• Austria: 99%
• Canada: 99%
• South Korea: 99%
• France: 100%
• Denmark: 100%
• Spain: 100%
• Finland: 100%
• Sweden: 100%
• UK: 100%
• Netherlands: 100%
• Germany: 100%
• Iceland: 100%
• New Zealand: 100%
• World: 73%
According to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene:
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.
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