Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services was 62 % in 2024. β² Rising
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Eastern Africa, 2000β2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 62 % for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Eastern Africa peaked at 62 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34 %, in 2000.
Eastern Africa ranks 38th of 40 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.8 % | 34 % | 44 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.6 % | 45 % | 56 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 60 % | 58 % | 62 % | 5 |
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Temperature change 1.28 Β°C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 Β°C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) β Share of GDP US$ 21.2 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) β Annual growth US$ 4.47 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) β Annual growth US$ 11.79 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) β Value US$, 2015 107,047 million USD (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous β Production 10.99 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) β Value US$ 157,643 million USD (2024)
- Wood fuel β Production 326.16 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) β Share of GDP US$ 17.13 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Eastern Africa?
- Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Eastern Africa was 62 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 62 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 34 % in 2000.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services?
- Eastern Africa ranks 38th out of 40 regions with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services (percent) β Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.