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One in four people does not use a safe drinking water source. The following chart breaks down drinking water use globally and across regions and income groups. In countries with the lowest incomes, less than one-third of the population uses safely managed water. Most live in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Today, 2.2 billion people – 1 in 4 – lack access to safe water and 3.5 billion people – 2 in 5 – lack access to a safe toilet. These are the people we empower. Learn more about the global water crisis >
Sep 13, 2023 · 292 million people with limited services, or an improved water source requiring more than 30 minutes to collect water; 296 million people taking water from unprotected wells and springs; and; 115 million people collecting untreated surface water from lakes, ponds, rivers and streams.
Jun 18, 2019 · Some 2.2 billion people around the world do not have safely managed* drinking water services, 4.2 billion people do not have safely managed sanitation services, and 3 billion lack basic** handwashing facilities.
Mar 22, 2023 · Around 2 billion people around the world do not have access to clean and safe drinking water, and approximately 3.6 billion people – 46% of the world's population – lack adequate sanitation...
Jul 1, 2021 · Between 2016 and 2020, the global population with safely managed drinking water at home increased from 70 per cent to 74 per cent; safely managed sanitation services grew from 47 per cent to 54 per cent; and handwashing facilities with soap and water increased from 67 per cent to 71 per cent.
Aug 15, 2024 · Out of the roughly 8 billion people on Earth, more than 4.4 billion lack access to safely managed drinking water, researchers report August 15 in Science.
