Share of the population using improved water sources in Botswana
Botswana: Share of the population using improved water sources was 96.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the population using improved water sources in Botswana, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population using improved water sources in Botswana is 96.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved water sources in Botswana peaked at 96.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 96.0%, in 2024.
That places Botswana 160th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of the population using improved water sources in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.1% | — |
| 2001 | 96.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 96.1% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 96.1% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 96.1% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 96.1% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 96.1% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 96.3% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 96.3% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.3% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.3% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.3% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.3% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.2% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.2% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 96.2% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 96.1% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 96.1% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | -0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 96.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.8%, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 96.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.2%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.1% | 96.1% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 96.2% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 96.0% | 96.2% | 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 share of the population using improved water sources in Botswana?
- Share of the population using improved water sources in Botswana was 96.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved water sources recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.0% in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for share of the population using improved water sources?
- Botswana ranks 160th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved water sources rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.