Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 25.5% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Zimbabwe, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Zimbabwe is 25.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Zimbabwe peaked at 29.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 2024.
That places Zimbabwe 132nd out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 29.4% | 28.7% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 26.4% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 25.5% | 26.2% | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.06 Β°C (2025)
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- Total fibre furnish β Production 70,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 4,587 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 1,177 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 3,912 1000 USD (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Zimbabwe?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Zimbabwe was 25.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 2024.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- Zimbabwe ranks 132nd out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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