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<title>Our World in Data - Clean Water &amp; Sanitation</title>
<subtitle>Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems</subtitle>
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<updated>2026-03-29T06:00:00.000Z</updated>
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    <title>Explore updated data on water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) around the world</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/explore-updated-data-on-water-sanitation-and-hygiene-wash-around-the-world</id>
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    <published>2026-03-29T06:00:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Tuna Acisu</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[We've updated more than 50 charts with the latest data from the WHO and UNICEF.<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/explore-updated-data-on-water-sanitation-and-hygiene-wash-around-the-world"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/default-featured-image.png"/></a>]]></summary>
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    <title>Two billion people don’t have safe drinking water: what does this really mean for them?</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/what-no-safe-water-means</id>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/what-no-safe-water-means"/>
    <published>2025-06-23T04:00:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[For billions, it can mean hours spent collecting water. For almost a million, it means dying from disease.<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/what-no-safe-water-means"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/59c8ad10-ac08-4179-3186-1b2bac060c00/w=512"/></a>]]></summary>
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    <title>Less than 60% of the world has access to safe sanitation</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/less-than-60-of-the-world-has-access-to-safe-sanitation</id>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/less-than-60-of-the-world-has-access-to-safe-sanitation"/>
    <published>2024-09-11T05:00:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/less-than-60-of-the-world-has-access-to-safe-sanitation"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/ef5bc4fe-62e8-4614-7611-aaf78deb9800/w=608"/></a>]]></summary>
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    <title>Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/sdgs/clean-water-sanitation</id>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/sdgs/clean-water-sanitation"/>
    <published>2023-07-18T14:13:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Our World in Data team</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Sustainable Development Goals Tracker for SDG 6<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/sdgs/clean-water-sanitation"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/0728999f-34e1-4bf1-89a5-8b413d11c800/w=512"/></a>]]></summary>
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    <title>The world is making progress on clean water and sanitation, but is far behind its target to ensure universal access by 2030</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/water-sanitation-2020-update</id>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/water-sanitation-2020-update"/>
    <published>2021-07-01T14:45:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[All countries pledged to provide safe water and sanitation for everyone by 2030. How far are we from reaching these targets?<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/water-sanitation-2020-update"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/2e98a40d-aa12-4ee7-730b-a09b9a611600/w=512"/></a>]]></summary>
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<entry>
    <title>Clean Water and Sanitation</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/clean-water-sanitation</id>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/clean-water-sanitation"/>
    <published>2021-07-01T11:30:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author><author><name>Fiona Spooner</name></author><author><name>Max Roser</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Explore global usage of clean water and sanitation.<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/clean-water-sanitation"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/77ab4636-345d-4a4e-3e5e-6cdd1ab1bc00/w=512"/></a>]]></summary>
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<entry>
    <title>Clean Water</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/clean-water</id>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/clean-water"/>
    <published>2019-09-26T09:37:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author><author><name>Fiona Spooner</name></author><author><name>Max Roser</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Clean and safe water is essential for good health. How did access change over time? Where do people lack access?<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/clean-water"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/2f1b1c91-3080-4757-07dc-32f15fda3e00/w=512"/></a>]]></summary>
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<entry>
    <title>Sanitation</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/sanitation</id>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/sanitation"/>
    <published>2019-09-25T16:00:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author><author><name>Fiona Spooner</name></author><author><name>Max Roser</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Safe sanitation is essential to reduce deaths from infectious diseases, prevent malnutrition, and provide dignity.<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/sanitation"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/6cd33408-8e80-44a9-1576-ad1ec7e38d00/w=512"/></a>]]></summary>
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