Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Share of urban population using at least basic water services was 48.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of urban population using at least basic water services 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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of urban population using at least basic water services in Central African Republic stood at 48.1%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population using at least basic water services in Central African Republic peaked at 83.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 2021.
Central African Republic ranks 188th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.4% | 67.7% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 51.3% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.4% | 48.1% | 49.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 185 Guinea-Bissau 72.7% compare
- 186 South Sudan 66.1% compare
- 187 Democratic Republic of Congo 59.3% compare
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 share of urban population using at least basic water services in Central African Republic?
- Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Central African Republic was 48.1% 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 share of urban population using at least basic water services recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 83.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of urban population using at least basic water services recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 2021.
- How does Central African Republic rank for share of urban population using at least basic water services?
- Central African Republic ranks 188th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban population using at least basic water services rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of urban population using at least basic water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.