Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services was 26 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Eastern Africa, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Eastern Africa stood at 26 %. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Eastern Africa peaked at 26 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10 %, in 2000.
Eastern Africa ranks 27th of 27 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10 % | — |
| 2001 | 11 % | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 11 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 11 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12 % | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 12 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13 % | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 14 % | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 14 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15 % | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 16 % | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 16 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17 % | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 18 % | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 19 % | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 19 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20 % | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 21 % | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 22 % | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 22 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 23 % | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 24 % | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 24 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 25 % | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 26 % | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.3 % | 10 % | 15 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 19 % | 16 % | 22 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.4 % | 23 % | 26 % | 5 |
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -0.3367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.69 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.99 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -0.5287 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Eastern Africa?
- Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Eastern Africa was 26 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 26 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 % in 2000.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services?
- Eastern Africa ranks 27th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. 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 safely managed drinking water services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.