Clean Water and Sanitation

Hannah Ritchie; Max Roser

Clean Water and Sanitation

by Hannah Ritchie and Max Roser

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Explore all the metrics – clean drinking water, sanitation and handwashing access – in one place.

See how access to safe drinking water varies across the world.

How does access to sanitation vary across the world? See global progress on sanitation.

How many people lack access to basic handwashing facilities? Explore the global data on hygiene.

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@article{owidcleanwatersanitation,
    author = {Hannah Ritchie and Max Roser},
    title = {Clean Water and Sanitation},
    journal = {Our World in Data},
    year = {2021},
    note = {https://staging-owid.netlify.app/clean-water-sanitation}
}

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