People using at least a basic drinking water source in Botswana
Botswana: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 2.31 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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
The most recent figure for people using at least a basic drinking water source in Botswana is 2.31 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Botswana peaked at 2.31 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.27 million people, in 2000.
Botswana ranks 141st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.42 million people | 1.27 million people | 1.62 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.91 million people | 1.68 million people | 2.13 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.24 million people | 2.17 million people | 2.31 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More environment data for Botswana
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 12.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.8 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.237 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0012 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0185 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5204 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Botswana?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Botswana was 2.31 million 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 using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.31 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 million people in 2000.
- How does Botswana rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Botswana ranks 141st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. 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 using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.