Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Botswana
Botswana: Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved was 82.83 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Botswana, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 82.83 for proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Botswana peaked at 82.83 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.45, in 2000.
That places Botswana 6th out of 227 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.07 | 54.45 | 66.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.97 | 67.42 | 78.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.4 | 79.38 | 82.83 | 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 improved latrines and other improved in Botswana?
- Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Botswana was 82.83 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 82.83 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.45 in 2000.
- How does Botswana rank for proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved?
- Botswana ranks 6th out of 227 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 improved latrines and other improved facilities (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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