Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking was 55.43 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
55.43
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
70th
of 105 countries
All-time high
55.43
in 2024
All-time low
53.61
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Zimbabwe, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 55.43 for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Zimbabwe peaked at 55.43 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.61, in 2000.
That places Zimbabwe 70th out of 105 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.61 | — |
| 2001 | 53.61 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 53.61 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 53.7 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 53.8 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 53.9 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 53.99 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 54.09 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 54.18 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 54.28 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 54.37 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 54.47 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 54.57 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 54.66 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 54.76 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 54.85 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 54.95 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 55.04 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 55.14 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 55.24 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 55.33 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 55.43 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 55.43 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 55.43 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 55.43 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.88 | 53.61 | 54.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.8 | 54.37 | 55.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.41 | 55.33 | 55.43 | 5 |
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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)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 6,903 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 6,605 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -12.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Zimbabwe?
- Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Zimbabwe was 55.43 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 55.43 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.61 in 2000.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking?
- Zimbabwe ranks 70th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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