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Ensure
environmental sustainability |
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87 The percentage of the world’s population using drinking water from improved sources was 87 in 2008. |
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1.6
billion More than 1.6 billion people have gained access to improved drinking water sources
between 1990 and 2006. |
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2.5
billion There are 2.5 billion people lacking access to improved sanitation facilities. |
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36% The
proportion of the world’s forests which largely
remain undisturbed by human activity |
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1 of 3 The proportion of urban dwellers who are living in slums |
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1.1 billion The number of people who need to be reached with
improved sources of drinking water by 2015 to meet the MDG target |
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2.6 billion The number of people who did not use improved
sanitation facilities in 2004 |
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4 of 10 The number of people globally lacking access to improved
sanitation facility |
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39% Rural
sanitation coverage compared to 80% in urban
areas |
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1.1 billion The number of people that need to be covered
during 2005-2015 to meet the MDG drinking water
target |
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31% The
percentage increase in antenatal care in Asia
from 1990-2000 |
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80% The
proportion of population in developing countries
who have access to improved drinking water
sources |
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2:1 The ratio of
rural dwellers without basic sanitation compared
to urban dwellers in 2015 |
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36% The percentage increase in population served with
improved drinking water sources in urban areas from 1990 to 2004 |
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80% The share of people using drinking water from improved
sources in developing countries in 2004 |
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13
million The number
of hectares of land deforested in 2005 |
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900 million The number
of people globally without access to drinking
water from an improved source by 2015 |
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