People using at least a basic drinking water source in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 11.18 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Zimbabwe, 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
Zimbabwe recorded 11.18 million people for people using at least a basic drinking water source in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Zimbabwe peaked at 11.18 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.08 million people, in 2000.
That places Zimbabwe 76th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 8.48 million people | 8.08 million people | 8.91 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.64 million people | 9.04 million people | 10.26 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.80 million people | 10.43 million people | 11.18 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More environment data for Zimbabwe
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 30.78 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.85 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 9.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.9067 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0093 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 12.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0022 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0156 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Zimbabwe?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Zimbabwe was 11.18 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 11.18 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.08 million people in 2000.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Zimbabwe ranks 76th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.