Population using at least basic sanitation services in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 31.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Zimbabwe, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using at least basic sanitation services in Zimbabwe stood at 31.8%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Zimbabwe peaked at 35.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 31.8%, in 2021.
Zimbabwe ranks 143rd of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.8% | 34.2% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 32.2% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 31.8% | 32.0% | 5 |
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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 population using at least basic sanitation services in Zimbabwe?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Zimbabwe was 31.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 35.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.8% in 2021.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Zimbabwe ranks 143rd out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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