Population using at least basic sanitation services in Botswana
Botswana: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 57.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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.
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 |
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More environment data for Botswana
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 12.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.8 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.237 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0012 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0185 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5204 Mt CO2e (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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