People not using improved drinking water sources in Botswana
Botswana: People not using improved drinking water sources was 99,629 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using improved drinking water sources in Botswana, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using improved drinking water sources in Botswana stood at 99,629 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Botswana peaked at 99,629 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65,674 people, in 2000.
Botswana ranks 95th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved drinking water sources in Botswana, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65,674 people | — |
| 2001 | 66,562 people | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 67,836 people | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 69,144 people | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 70,498 people | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 71,938 people | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 73,484 people | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 73,715 people | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 74,086 people | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 74,606 people | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 75,264 people | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 75,932 people | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 77,189 people | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 78,522 people | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 79,897 people | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 81,338 people | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 82,862 people | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 84,482 people | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 86,208 people | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 88,047 people | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 90,013 people | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 92,143 people | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 94,480 people | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 96,993 people | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 99,629 people | +2.7% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 99,629 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61,603 people, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 99,629 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.99 million people, 5% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70,754 people | 65,674 people | 74,606 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 80,974 people | 75,264 people | 88,047 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 94,652 people | 90,013 people | 99,629 people | 5 |
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- 97 Albania 84,257 people compare
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More environment data for Botswana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.381 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.443 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -4.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.3323 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Botswana?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Botswana was 99,629 people 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 people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 99,629 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,674 people in 2000.
- How does Botswana rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Botswana ranks 95th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 People not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.