AGUACYCLE
Global · % with safely managed water

Countries With the Least Access to Safe Drinking Water

The countries where the smallest share of people use safely managed drinking water, per WHO/UNICEF data.

Central African Republic leads "Countries With the Least Access to Safe Drinking Water" at 6.22%.

Countries With the Least Access to Safe Drinking WaterThe countries where the smallest share of people use safely managed drinking water, per WHO/UNICEF data.
#Country% with safely managed water
1Central African Republic
Sub-Saharan Africa
6.22%
2Chad
Sub-Saharan Africa
6.34%
3Tuvalu
East Asia & Pacific
8.72%
4Sierra Leone
Sub-Saharan Africa
10.9%
5Congo, Dem. Rep.
Sub-Saharan Africa
11.87%
6Ethiopia
Sub-Saharan Africa
13.55%
7Kiribati
East Asia & Pacific
15.09%
8Nepal
South Asia
16.49%
9Benin
Sub-Saharan Africa
17.7%
10Uganda
Sub-Saharan Africa
18.1%
11Malawi
Sub-Saharan Africa
18.18%
12Nauru
East Asia & Pacific
18.66%
13Vanuatu
East Asia & Pacific
19.2%
14Togo
Sub-Saharan Africa
20.52%
15Madagascar
Sub-Saharan Africa
22.06%
16Guinea-Bissau
Sub-Saharan Africa
23.99%
17Zimbabwe
Sub-Saharan Africa
25.46%
18Senegal
Sub-Saharan Africa
27.19%
19Mozambique
Sub-Saharan Africa
27.54%
20Tonga
East Asia & Pacific
29.6%

Method: Lower is worse. 'Safely managed' = an improved source, on premises, available when needed, free of contamination.

Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · most recent per country (2022–2024)

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