Access to Water Supply and Sanitation by Region, 1990 and 2000
	1990 Population (millions)					2000 Population (millions)
Region	Total	Population	Population	Percent		Total	Population	Population	Percent
	Population	Served	Unserved	Served		Population	Served	Unserved	Served
GLOBAL
Urban water supply	2292	2178	114	95%		2845	2671	174	94%
Rural water supply	2974	1961	1013	66%		3210	2284	926	71%
Total water supply	5266	4139	1127	79%		6055	4955	1100	82%
Urban sanitation	2292	1877	415	82%		2845	2443	402	86%
Rural sanitation	2974	1027	1947	35%		3210	1209	2001	38%
Total sanitation	5266	2904	2362	55%		6055	3652	2403	60%
AFRICA
Urban water supply	197	166	31	84%		297	253	44	85%
Rural water supply	418	183	235	44%		487	231	256	47%
Total water supply	615	349	266	57%		784	484	300	62%
Urban sanitation	197	167	30	85%		297	251	46	85%
Rural sanitation	418	206	212	49%		487	220	267	45%
Total sanitation	615	373	242	61%		784	471	313	60%
ASIA
Urban water supply	1029	972	57	94%		1352	1254	98	93%
Rural water supply	2151	1433	718	67%		2331	1736	595	74%
Total water supply	3180	2405	775	76%		3683	2990	693	81%
Urban sanitation	1029	690	339	67%		1352	1055	297	78%
Rural sanitation	2151	496	1655	23%		2331	712	1619	31%
Total sanitation	3180	1186	1994	37%		3683	1767	1916	48%
LATIN AMERICA AND
THE CARIBBEAN
Urban water supply	313	287	26	92%		391	362	29	93%
Rural water supply	128	72	56	56%		128	79	49	62%
Total water supply	441	359	82	81%		519	441	78	85%
Urban sanitation	313	267	46	85%		391	340	51	87%
Rural sanitation	128	50	78	39%		128	62	66	48%
Total sanitation	441	317	124	72%		519	402	117	77%
OCEANIA
Urban water supply	18	18	0	100%		21	21	0	100%
Rural water supply	8	5	3	63%		9	6	3	67%
Total water supply	26	23	3	88%		30	27	3	90%
Urban sanitation	18	18	0	100%		21	21	0	100%
Rural sanitation	8	7	1	88%		9	7	2	78%
Total sanitation	26	25	1	96%		30	28	2	93%
EUROPE
Urban water supply	522	522	0	100%		545	542	3	99%
Rural water supply	200	199	1	100%		184	161	23	88%
Total water supply	722	721	1	100%		729	703	26	96%
Urban sanitation	522	522	0	100%		545	537	8	99%
Rural sanitation	200	199	1	100%		184	137	47	74%
Total sanitation	722	721	1	100%		729	674	55	92%
NORTH AMERICA
Urban water supply	213	213	0	100%		239	239	0	100%
Rural water supply	69	69	0	100%		71	71	0	100%
Total water supply	282	282	0	100%		310	310	0	100%
Urban sanitation	213	213	0	100%		239	239	0	100%
Rural sanitation	69	69	0	100%		71	71	0	100%
Total sanitation	282	282	0	100%		310	310	0	100%
Do to rounding, coverage figures might not total 100%, even if the population unserved is shown as 0.
The global totals are the sums of the regional figures given here.
Definitions have changed over time.  See the description of this table.