Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services was 67 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Southern Africa, 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 Southern Africa is 67 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Southern Africa peaked at 68 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 60 %, in 2000.
That places Southern Africa 18th out of 27 groups 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 Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60 % | — |
| 2001 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 61 % | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 62 % | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 63 % | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 64 % | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 64 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 65 % | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 66 % | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 66 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 66 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 66 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 67 % | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 67 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 67 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 67 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 68 % | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 68 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 68 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 68 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 68 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 68 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 67 % | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.9 % | 60 % | 65 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.8 % | 66 % | 68 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.8 % | 67 % | 68 % | 5 |
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 427,327 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 770,000 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 17.80 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 161,260 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Southern Africa?
- Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Southern Africa was 67 % 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 68 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 60 % in 2000.
- How does Southern Africa rank for percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services?
- Southern Africa ranks 18th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 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.