Field Listing :: Drinking water source

This entry provides information about access to improved or unimproved drinking water sources available to segments of the population of a country. improved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: piped water into dwelling, yard, or plot; public tap or standpipe; tubewell or borehole; protected dug well; protected spring; or rainwater collection. unimproved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: unprotected dug well; unprotected spring; cart with small tank or drum; tanker truck; surface water, which includes rivers, dams, lakes, ponds, streams, canals or irrigation channels; or bottled water.

Country	Drinking water source(% of population)

Afghanistan	Improved: urban: 78% of population rural: 39% of population total: 48% of population Unimproved: urban: 22% of population rural: 61% of population total: 52% of population (2008)

South Sudan	improved: urban: 67% of population rural: 53% of population total: 55% of population