Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of urban population using at least basic water services was 93.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of urban population using at least basic water services 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 urban population using at least basic water services in Zimbabwe stood at 93.7%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population using at least basic water services in Zimbabwe peaked at 94.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 93.7%, in 2024.
That places Zimbabwe 141st out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.8% | — |
| 2001 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 94.7% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 94.7% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 94.6% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 94.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 94.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 94.5% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 94.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 94.4% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 94.3% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 94.3% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 94.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 94.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 94.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 94.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 93.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 93.9% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 93.8% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 93.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 93.7% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 93.7% | -0.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 93.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94.4%, 99% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 93.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 87.8%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.6% | 94.4% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 93.9% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 93.7% | 93.9% | 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)
- 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)
- 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 urban population using at least basic water services in Zimbabwe?
- Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Zimbabwe was 93.7% 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 urban population using at least basic water services recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of urban population using at least basic water services recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.7% in 2024.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of urban population using at least basic water services?
- Zimbabwe ranks 141st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban population using at least basic water services rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 urban population using at least basic water services. 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, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.