Water and sanitation provision in urban Africa

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This map displays levels of water and sanitation provision in urban Africa.

Notes: Legend indicates percentage (or share) of sampled households that had the service present in the primary sampling unit / enumeration area. Grey indicates data unavailable. Colours indicate high variation in urban water and sanitation provision across Africa. Urban respondents only. N=19,699. Click here to access the interactive version of this map.

Source: Author’s own calculations based on Afrobarometer survey data (2016-2018). Dataset showing provision of piped water system and provision of sewage system merged in urban sampling units.