Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services was 90 % in 2024. β² Rising
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Southern Africa, 2000β2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 90 % for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Southern Africa peaked at 91 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 84 %, in 2000.
Southern Africa ranks 20th of 28 groups 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 | 86.1 % | 84 % | 88 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.2 % | 89 % | 91 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 90 % | 90 % | 90 % | 5 |
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly 4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 0.892 Β°C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 Β°C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous β Production 770,000 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood β Export quantity 427,327 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood β Import value 35,013 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood β Import quantity 161,260 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood β Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Southern Africa?
- Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Southern Africa was 90 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 91 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 84 % in 2000.
- How does Southern Africa rank for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services?
- Southern Africa ranks 20th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services (percent) β Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.