Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Botswana
Botswana: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 91.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Botswana, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 91.8% for share of population 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 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Botswana peaked at 91.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.5%, in 2000.
That places Botswana 166th 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.
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.5% | — |
| 2001 | 75.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 75.9% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 76.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 76.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 76.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 77.4% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 78.8% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 80.2% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 81.5% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 82.8% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 84.1% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 85.1% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 86.1% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 87.1% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 88.9% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 89.8% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 90.6% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 91.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 91.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 91.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 91.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 91.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 91.8% | +0.1% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 91.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.7%, 95% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 91.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.2%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.4% | 75.5% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.4% | 82.8% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.7% | 91.5% | 91.8% | 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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Botswana?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Botswana was 91.8% 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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 91.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.5% in 2000.
- How does Botswana rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Botswana ranks 166th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana 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 Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.