Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities was 23.56 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
23.56
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
129th
of 150 countries
All-time high
30.99
in 2004
All-time low
23.56
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Zimbabwe, 2000–2024

01020302000201220242000: 30.92001: 30.92002: 30.92003: 312004: 312005: 30.72006: 30.32007: 302008: 29.72009: 29.42010: 29.12011: 28.42012: 27.82013: 27.22014: 26.62015: 26.12016: 25.62017: 25.12018: 24.62019: 24.12020: 23.92021: 23.62022: 23.62023: 23.62024: 23.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Zimbabwe stood at 23.56. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Zimbabwe peaked at 30.99 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 23.56, in 2024.

Zimbabwe ranks 129th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Zimbabwe, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 30.92
2001 30.89 -0.1%
2002 30.92 +0.1%
2003 30.95 +0.1%
2004 30.99 +0.1%
2005 30.67 -1.0%
2006 30.35 -1.0%
2007 30.03 -1.0%
2008 29.72 -1.0%
2009 29.41 -1.1%
2010 29.09 -1.1%
2011 28.43 -2.3%
2012 27.8 -2.2%
2013 27.21 -2.1%
2014 26.64 -2.1%
2015 26.09 -2.0%
2016 25.57 -2.0%
2017 25.07 -2.0%
2018 24.59 -1.9%
2019 24.12 -1.9%
2020 23.88 -1.0%
2021 23.63 -1.0%
2022 23.61 -0.1%
2023 23.59 -0.1%
2024 23.56 -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.48 29.41 30.99 10
2010s 26.46 24.12 29.09 10
2020s 23.65 23.56 23.88 5

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 126 Burkina Faso 24.72 compare
  2. 127 Kiribati 24.65 compare
  3. 128 Serbia 24.07 compare
  4. 130 Guinea-Bissau 22.6 compare
  5. 131 Libya 21.75 compare
  6. 132 Uganda 20.36 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Zimbabwe?
Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Zimbabwe was 23.56 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the population with access to sanitation facilities recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 30.99 in 2004.
What is the lowest share of the population with access to sanitation facilities recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 23.56 in 2024.
How does Zimbabwe rank for share of the population with access to sanitation facilities?
Zimbabwe ranks 129th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of the population with access to sanitation facilities rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
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