This statistic shows the percentage of the urban and rural population without access to improved water sources worldwide from 1990 to 2015. In 2010, some 3.9 percent of the world's urban population had no access to improved water.
Percentage of urban and rural population without access to improved water sources worldwide from 1990 to 2015
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National Geographic. (March 1, 2016). Percentage of urban and rural population without access to improved water sources worldwide from 1990 to 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/519558/urban-and-rural-population-without-access-to-improved-water-sources-worldwide/
National Geographic. "Percentage of urban and rural population without access to improved water sources worldwide from 1990 to 2015." Chart. March 1, 2016. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/519558/urban-and-rural-population-without-access-to-improved-water-sources-worldwide/
National Geographic. (2016). Percentage of urban and rural population without access to improved water sources worldwide from 1990 to 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/519558/urban-and-rural-population-without-access-to-improved-water-sources-worldwide/
National Geographic. "Percentage of Urban and Rural Population without Access to Improved Water Sources Worldwide from 1990 to 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/519558/urban-and-rural-population-without-access-to-improved-water-sources-worldwide/
National Geographic, Percentage of urban and rural population without access to improved water sources worldwide from 1990 to 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/519558/urban-and-rural-population-without-access-to-improved-water-sources-worldwide/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Percentage of urban and rural population without access to improved water sources worldwide from 1990 to 2015 [Graph], National Geographic, March 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/519558/urban-and-rural-population-without-access-to-improved-water-sources-worldwide/