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Central African Republic
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)

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.

Global rank#167out of 168 countries
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Historical trend

44.440.235.931.627.4200020122024Central African Republic · 2024: 27Central African Republic

Analytical takeaways

  • Central African Republic records 27 for People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in 2024, ranking #167 globally out of 168 countries.
  • People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) declined from 44 in 2000 to 27 in 2024, a decrease of 17.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

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