Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 18.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Zimbabwe, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Zimbabwe stood at 18.5%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Zimbabwe peaked at 23.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 2024.
That places Zimbabwe 19th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.9% | 22.0% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 19.9% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 18.5% | 19.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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 share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Zimbabwe?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Zimbabwe was 18.5% 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 population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 2024.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Zimbabwe ranks 19th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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 population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.