37
COMCEC Agriculture Outlook 2019
Percentage
100
90 83 82 86
80
78
82
78
70
70
60 55
50 43
40
1990 2000 2015 1990 2000 2015 1990 2000 2015
African Group Arab Group Asian Group
Percentage
100
95
90
85
80
75
70
65
60
55
50
88
83 85
79 81
71 74 76
1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015
80 81
79
91
Figure 35 Access to Improved Water Sources in the OIC and the World
Source: Annex 40
Figure 35 illustrates the percentage of population having access to improved drinking water
sources in the OIC and the World. As of 2015, 80 percent of OIC population has access to
improved drinking water sources compared to 71 percent in 1990. Access to improved water
sources in the OIC has been lower than theworld average over the years
Figure 36 Access to Improved Water Sources in the OIC by Sub-Regions
Source: Annex 40
At the sub-regional level, there does not appear to be a serious problem in Asian and Arab
Groups with respect to access to improved water sources (Figure 36). In 2015, the percentage
of population having access to improved drinkingwater sources has reached 86 percent in the
Asian Group and 78 percent in the Arab Group, both of which were slightly lower than the
World average. However, access to improved water sources in the African Group is still a big
concern. Even though great extent of progress has been achieved from the 1990s to the present,
the percentage of population having access to improved drinking water sources in the African
Groupwas recorded as 70 percent in 2015.