Population using safely managed sanitation services in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 30.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
30.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
69th
of 99 countries
All-time high
33.0%
in 2004
All-time low
30.0%
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Zimbabwe, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using safely managed sanitation services in Zimbabwe stood at 30.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Zimbabwe peaked at 33.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2021.
That places Zimbabwe 69th out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.8% | — |
| 2001 | 32.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 32.9% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 33.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 33.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 32.9% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 32.7% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 32.5% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 32.3% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 32.2% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 31.8% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 31.6% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 31.4% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 31.2% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 30.8% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 30.6% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 30.5% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 30.3% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 30.1% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 30.0% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 30.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.6%, 72% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 30.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4%, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.7% | 32.2% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 30.3% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 30.0% | 30.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More environment data for Zimbabwe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.06 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.19 % 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 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed sanitation services in Zimbabwe?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Zimbabwe was 30.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2021.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Zimbabwe ranks 69th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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 safely managed sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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