Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Botswana
Botswana: Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services was 63 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Botswana, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Botswana is 63 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Botswana peaked at 70 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 59 %, in 2000.
That places Botswana 90th out of 141 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 | 61.7 % | 59 % | 67 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.6 % | 66 % | 70 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.4 % | 63 % | 66 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More environment data for Botswana
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 1.43 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3.75 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,500 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 45.17 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 98.99 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 25,600 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.01 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 1.01 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 260 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Botswana?
- Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Botswana was 63 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 70 % in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 59 % in 2000.
- How does Botswana rank for percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services?
- Botswana ranks 90th out of 141 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services (percent) — 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.