People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 5.00 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed 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
In 2024, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Central African Republic stood at 5.00 million people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Central African Republic peaked at 5.00 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.51 million people, in 2000.
Central African Republic ranks 46th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.89 million people | 3.51 million people | 4.22 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.37 million people | 4.17 million people | 4.63 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.83 million people | 4.72 million people | 5.00 million people | 5 |
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More environment data for Central African Republic
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 13.44 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.52 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.6842 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.6692 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0012 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.4427 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Central African Republic?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Central African Republic was 5.00 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 not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 5.00 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.51 million people in 2000.
- How does Central African Republic rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Central African Republic ranks 46th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. 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 not using safely managed drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.