Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Botswana
Botswana: Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals was 60.64 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Botswana, 1992–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Botswana is 60.64, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Botswana peaked at 60.64 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31.86, in 1992.
That places Botswana 27th out of 180 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 31.86 | — |
| 1993 | 33.59 | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 35.07 | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 36.33 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 37.44 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 38.41 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 39.27 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 40.04 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 40.72 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 41.2 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 41.67 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 42.13 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 42.58 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 43.02 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 43.47 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 43.94 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 44.4 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 44.88 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 45.36 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 45.84 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 43.08 | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 45.74 | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 48.48 | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 47.12 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 47.84 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 52.12 | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 47.65 | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 49.11 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 49.54 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 54.82 | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 60.64 | +10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.5 | 31.86 | 40.04 | 8 |
| 2000s | 42.8 | 40.72 | 44.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.23 | 43.08 | 52.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55 | 49.54 | 60.64 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 24 Trinidad and Tobago 62 compare
- 25 Benin 61.97 compare
- 26 Gabon 60.89 compare
- 28 Cape Verde 58.89 compare
- 29 Papua New Guinea 57 compare
- 30 Palestine 56.43 compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.381 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.443 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -21.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0085 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 0.335 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Botswana?
- Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Botswana was 60.64 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 60.64 in 2022.
- What is the lowest municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.86 in 1992.
- How does Botswana rank for municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Botswana ranks 27th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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