Proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Botswana
Botswana: Proportion of population using limited sanitation services was 17.21 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Botswana, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Botswana is 17.21, measured 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 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Botswana peaked at 17.21 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.22, in 2000.
Botswana ranks 34th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 7.93 | 6.22 | 9.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.38 | 10.15 | 14.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.45 | 15.35 | 17.21 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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 limited sanitation services in Botswana?
- Proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Botswana was 17.21 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using limited sanitation services recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 17.21 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using limited sanitation services recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.22 in 2000.
- How does Botswana rank for proportion of population using limited sanitation services?
- Botswana ranks 34th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using limited sanitation services rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. 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 limited sanitation services (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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