Population using at least basic sanitation services in Botswana
Botswana: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 57.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
57.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
123rd
of 174 countries
All-time high
57.8%
in 2023
All-time low
32.4%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Botswana, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 57.8% for population using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Botswana peaked at 57.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.4%, in 2000.
That places Botswana 123rd out of 174 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.
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.4% | — |
| 2001 | 33.4% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 34.5% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 35.6% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 36.7% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 37.8% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 38.8% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 39.9% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 41.0% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 42.1% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 43.2% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 44.3% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 45.4% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 46.5% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 47.7% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 48.8% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 49.9% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 51.0% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 52.1% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 53.3% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 54.4% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 55.5% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 56.7% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 57.8% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 57.8% | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 57.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.2%, 63% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 57.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.6%, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.2% | 32.4% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 43.2% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.4% | 54.4% | 57.8% | 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 population using at least basic sanitation services in Botswana?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Botswana was 57.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 57.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 2000.
- How does Botswana rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Botswana ranks 123rd out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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