Skip to main content

Table 4 Ranking of water source by purpose of use

From: Household demand and supply for clean groundwater in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Water sources

Purpose of use (%)

Drinking

Cooking

Bathing

Washing

Gardening

Other

Non-GSU users

 Groundwater

61.8

90.4

97.9

93.6

39.3

24.5

 Rain water

57.7

24.4

3.4

3.0

-

-

 River water

6.7

9.8

8.5

25.2

-

6.4

GSU users

 Groundwater

74.8

100.0

100.0

77.2

3.1

4.7

 Rain water

41.7

18.9

-

-

-

-

 River water

-

-

11.0

37.8

34.6

7.9