Dataset

Proportion of population using surface water

Water Access (Drinking Water, etc), Surface WaterGlobalThe Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX)

Dataset Objective

To estimate the proportion of global population using surface water.

Context

It is useful for tracking progress toward Sustainable Development Goal 6 (clean water and sanitation), particularly the target of access to safe water.

What is included

Data contains geographical area, observation values, unit of measure, observation status and sources of drinking water.

Collection Methods

Household surveys - The indicator data draw on inter-agency estimates and nationally representative household surveys such as Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) and Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS)