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Regional drinking water coverage by water source 2015

Proportion of the population with access to various water sources worldwide in 2015, by region
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The data describes the proportion of the population in undeveloped areas that has access to water sources in 2015, by region and type of water source. In 2015, around 31% of the population in Oceania had access to surface water.

World 89 4 6 2
Australia & New Zealand 100 0 0 0
Central Asia & Southern Asia 88 4 6 1
Eastern Asia & South-eastern Asia 94 1 4 1
Latin America & the Caribbean 96 1 2 1
Northern America & Europe 99 0 1 0
Oceania 52 1 16 31
Sub-Saharan Africa 58 14 19 10
Western Asia & Northern Africa 91 6 2 2