Sub-Saharan Africa
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)

Within the “Sub-Saharan Africa” group, Mauritius leads People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in 2024 at 100, while Central African Republic sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 48. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

Country table

#	Country	Value
1	Mauritius	100
2	Ghana	99
3	Eswatini	98
4	South Africa	98
5	Botswana	97
6	Namibia	96
7	Senegal	95
8	Cabo Verde	95
9	Nigeria	95
10	Lesotho	95
11	Zimbabwe	94
12	Mali	94
13	Guinea	93
14	Gabon	92
15	Gambia, The	92
16	Burundi	91
17	Mauritania	90
18	Zambia	90
19	Comoros	90
20	Mozambique	89
21	Kenya	89
22	Cote d'Ivoire	89
23	Rwanda	88
24	Niger	87
25	Tanzania	86
26	Liberia	86
27	Malawi	86
28	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	84
29	Ethiopia	83
30	Angola	82
31	Sierra Leone	82
32	Cameroon	82
33	Burkina Faso	81
34	Uganda	80
35	Sao Tome and Principe	79
36	Madagascar	78
37	Chad	78
38	Benin	76
39	Sudan	74
40	Togo	74
41	Guinea-Bissau	73
42	South Sudan	66
43	Congo, Dem. Rep.	59
44	Central African Republic	48

Analytical takeaways

Inside the Sub-Saharan Africa group for People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in 2024, Mauritius leads with a gap of 1 to the next country.
The peer set on this page covers 44 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Central African Republic at 48.
This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.

Next transitions

Global indicator page Mauritius · 100 Ghana · 99 Eswatini · 98 South Africa · 98

Related landing pages

Sub-Saharan Africa Highest · People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) Top 10 countries by urban drinking water access

Group leaders snapshot

Mauritius · 100 Ghana · 99 Eswatini · 98 South Africa · 98 Botswana · 97 Namibia · 96