People using improved drinking water sources in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: People using improved drinking water sources was 1.78 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved drinking water sources in Central African Republic, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using improved drinking water sources in Central African Republic is 1.78 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Central African Republic peaked at 1.78 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.01 million people, in 2000.
That places Central African Republic 32nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.01 million people | — |
| 2001 | 1.05 million people | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 1.09 million people | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 1.13 million people | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 1.17 million people | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 1.22 million people | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 1.26 million people | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.30 million people | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 1.35 million people | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 1.35 million people | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.36 million people | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.40 million people | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 1.43 million people | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.45 million people | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.46 million people | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.48 million people | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.52 million people | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.56 million people | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.61 million people | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.64 million people | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.69 million people | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 1.73 million people | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 1.72 million people | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.73 million people | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.78 million people | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.19 million people | 1.01 million people | 1.35 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 million people | 1.36 million people | 1.64 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.73 million people | 1.69 million people | 1.78 million people | 5 |
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More environment data for Central African Republic
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -17.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.3 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Central African Republic?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Central African Republic was 1.78 million people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 million people in 2000.
- How does Central African Republic rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Central African Republic ranks 32nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.