Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Botswana

Botswana: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 96.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
96.0%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
160th
of 231 countries
All-time high
96.3%
in 2012
All-time low
96.0%
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Botswana, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 96.1 %2001: 96.1 %2002: 96.1 %2003: 96.1 %2004: 96.1 %2005: 96.1 %2006: 96.1 %2007: 96.1 %2008: 96.2 %2009: 96.3 %2010: 96.3 %2011: 96.3 %2012: 96.3 %2013: 96.3 %2014: 96.3 %2015: 96.3 %2016: 96.3 %2017: 96.3 %2018: 96.3 %2019: 96.2 %2020: 96.2 %2021: 96.2 %2022: 96.1 %2023: 96.1 %2024: 96 %

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Botswana is 96.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Botswana peaked at 96.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 96.0%, in 2024.

Botswana ranks 160th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 96.1% 96.1% 96.3% 10
2010s 96.3% 96.2% 96.3% 10
2020s 96.1% 96.0% 96.2% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Botswana?
Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Botswana was 96.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2012.
What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 96.0% in 2024.
How does Botswana rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
Botswana ranks 160th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita
Unit
%
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
231 places, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.