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 88th out of 133 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.
Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59 % | — |
| 2001 | 60 % | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 62 % | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 64 % | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 65 % | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 67 % | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 69 % | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 70 % | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 69 % | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 69 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 68 % | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 68 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 67 % | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 66 % | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 66 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 65 % | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 64 % | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 64 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 63 % | -1.6% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 63 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68.5 %, 92% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 63 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27 %, 2.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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 88th out of 133 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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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.