Africa's urban
population growth for the last 2 decades is averaging almost 5% per year. (Yet
the "take off" is yet to come). The current urban growth rate is in
fact 4.87% making it the continent with the fastest rate of urbanisation.
Urban predicted
growth between 2000-2030 is more than twice the rate of rural population growth
and is expected to rise sharply by over 300 million in this period.
(Urban poverty is
significant and likely to grow.)
City dwellers in
Africa only use 50 litres of water per person per day. The highest median price of water is also
highest in Africa. In highly
industrialised countries, almost 100% of households are connected to piped
water. The average water consumption for these households is 215 litres per
person daily.
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