Population growth trends and projections in Africa for the period 1980–2065Open
Age structure for Africa’s population in 2018Open
Population density in 2017Open
2015 Rural population growth (annual percentage)Open
Africa’s total renewable water resourcesOpen
Africa’s groundwater storageOpen
The excreta management tenets of a safely managed sanitation systemOpen
Proportion of the population that had achieved at least a basic level of sanitation service by 2015Open
Global sanitation coverage, 2015Open
Proportion of population with access to handwashing facilities with soap and water at home in Africa, 2015Open
Wastewater in the water cycleOpen
Countries whose urban populations had the lowest proportions of improved sanitation by 2015Open
A detailed illustration of the water stress situation in AfricaOpen
Rainfall patterns in AfricaOpen
Renewable water resources per capitaOpen
Regions of the African UnionOpen
The Sustainable Development GoalsOpen
Urban expansion of Addis Ababa over the last 3 decadesOpen
Urban expansion of Luanda over the last 3 decadesOpen

Sanitation and Wastewater Atlas of Africa – Overview

Africa’s 29.65 million km2 of land area is home to over 1.3 billion people (Worldometers 2019), with this population expected to reach 1.7 billion by 2030 – a huge increase from 480 million in 1980 (United Nations Children’s Fund [UNICEF] 2017). Almost 60 per cent of the continent’s population lives in rural areas (UNICEF 2017),…

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    29/01/2021

Sanitation and Wastewater Atlas of Africa – Overview

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