Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in Botswana
Botswana: Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services was 72.12 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in Botswana, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 72.12 for proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in Botswana peaked at 72.12 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.74, in 2000.
Botswana ranks 174th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.8 | 53.74 | 62.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.75 | 63.23 | 69.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.39 | 70.4 | 72.12 | 5 |
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More population data for Botswana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 3,679 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.39 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6864 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.16 (2100)
- Population density 6.77 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 208,485 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.16 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.39 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 816 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in Botswana?
- Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in Botswana was 72.12 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 72.12 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.74 in 2000.
- How does Botswana rank for proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Botswana ranks 174th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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