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South Africa — 14 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2011 improved: urban: 99% of population rural: 78% of population total: 91% of population unimproved: urban: 1% of population rural: 22% of population total: 9% of population (2008)
2013 improved: urban: 99% of population rural: 79% of population total: 91% of population unimproved: urban: 1% of population rural: 21% of population total: 9% of population (2010 est.)
2014 improved: urban: 99.2% of population rural: 88.3% of population total: 95.1% of population unimproved: urban: 0.8% of population rural: 11.7% of population total: 4.9% of population (2012 est.)
2015 urban: 99.6% of population | rural: 81.4% of population | total: 93.2% of population | urban: 0.4% of population | rural: 18.6% of population | total: 6.8% of population (2015 est.)
2016 urban: 99.6% of population | rural: 81.4% of population | total: 93.2% of population | urban: 0.4% of population | rural: 18.6% of population | total: 6.8% of population (2015 est.)
2017 urban: 99.6% of population | rural: 81.4% of population | total: 93.2% of population | urban: 0.4% of population | rural: 18.6% of population | total: 6.8% of population (2015 est.)
2018 improved: urban: 99.6% of population | rural: 81.4% of population | total: 93.2% of population | unimproved: urban: 0.4% of population | rural: 18.6% of population | total: 6.8% of population (2015 est.)
2019 improved: urban: 99.6% of population | rural: 81.4% of population | total: 93.2% of population | unimproved: urban: 0.4% of population | rural: 18.6% of population | total: 6.8% of population (2015 est.)
2020 improved: urban: 98.9% of population | rural: 87.4% of population | total: 95.5% of population | unimproved: urban: 1.1% of population | rural: 12.6% of population | total: 4.5% of population (2017 est.)
2021 improved: urban: 98.9% of population rural: 87.4% of population total: 95.5% of population unimproved: urban: 1.1% of population rural: 12.6% of population total: 4.5% of population (2017 est.)
2022 improved: urban: 99.7% of population rural: 90.3% of population total: 96.7% of population unimproved: urban: 0.3% of population rural: 9.7% of population total: 3.3% of population (2020 est.)
2023 improved: urban: 99.7% of population rural: 90.3% of population total: 96.7% of population unimproved: urban: 0.3% of population rural: 9.7% of population total: 3.3% of population (2020 est.)
2024 improved: urban: 99.7% of population rural: 90.3% of population total: 96.7% of population unimproved: urban: 0.3% of population rural: 9.7% of population total: 3.3% of population (2020 est.)
2025 urban: 99.1% of population (2022 est.) rural: 84.5% of population (2022 est.) total: 94.5% of population (2022 est.) urban: 0.9% of population (2022 est.) rural: 15.5% of population (2022 est.) total: 5.5% of population (2022 est.)