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South Africa: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban

97.82percent · 2024-1.3% since 2014

The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water. Annual figures for South Africa from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202497.82
202397.947
202298.073
202198.199
202098.326
201998.452
201898.578
201798.704
201698.83
201598.956
201499.082
201399.059
201299.037
201199.014
201098.992
200998.969
200898.947
200798.924
200698.902
200598.879
200498.857
200398.834
200298.812
200198.789
200098.767

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). People using at least basic drinking water services, urban. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-drinking-water-services-zs (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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