As of 2017, nine in ten people living in urban areas of Burundi had access to drinking water. In comparison to its neighbors in East Africa, the country had the highest proportion of urban population with safe water services (** percent). In contrast, the lowest rate was observed in South Sudan, at ** percent.
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UN-HABITAT, & World Food Programme. (August 3, 2020). Proportion of urban population with access to drinking water in East Africa as of 2017, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171493/urban-population-with-access-to-drinking-water-in-east-africa/
UN-HABITAT, und World Food Programme. "Proportion of urban population with access to drinking water in East Africa as of 2017, by country." Chart. August 3, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171493/urban-population-with-access-to-drinking-water-in-east-africa/
UN-HABITAT, World Food Programme. (2020). Proportion of urban population with access to drinking water in East Africa as of 2017, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171493/urban-population-with-access-to-drinking-water-in-east-africa/
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UN-HABITAT & World Food Programme, Proportion of urban population with access to drinking water in East Africa as of 2017, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171493/urban-population-with-access-to-drinking-water-in-east-africa/ (last visited July 11, 2025)
Proportion of urban population with access to drinking water in East Africa as of 2017, by country [Graph], UN-HABITAT, & World Food Programme, August 3, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171493/urban-population-with-access-to-drinking-water-in-east-africa/
