Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 67.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Zimbabwe, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 67.2% for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Zimbabwe peaked at 68.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 67.2%, in 2021.
Zimbabwe ranks 211th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.0% | 67.8% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.4% | 67.2% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.2% | 67.2% | 67.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More environment data for Zimbabwe
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 30.78 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.85 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 9.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.9067 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0093 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 12.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0022 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0156 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Zimbabwe?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Zimbabwe was 67.2% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 68.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.2% in 2021.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Zimbabwe ranks 211th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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About this data
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.