An estimated 14% of Africa’s population (about 160 million people) currently live under conditions of water scarcity.

 Africa’s freshwater resources are estimated to be nearly 9% of the world’s total. However, these water resources are unevenly distributed, with the six most water-rich countries in Central and Western Africa holding 54% of the continent’s total water resources and the 27 most water-poor countries holding only 7%. About 73% of the total population of Sub-Saharan Africa did not use safely managed drinking water services in 2017. An estimated 14% of Africa’s population (about 160 million people) currently live under conditions of water scarcity, due in part to the uneven distribution of water resources as well as inequalities in the access to clean and portable water services .