Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation was 29.98 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
29.98
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
70th
of 100 countries
All-time high
33.02
in 2004
All-time low
29.98
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Zimbabwe, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Zimbabwe stood at 29.98. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Zimbabwe peaked at 33.02 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 29.98, in 2021.
That places Zimbabwe 70th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.81 | — |
| 2001 | 32.81 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 32.91 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 32.97 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 33.02 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 32.85 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 32.69 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 32.52 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 32.35 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 32.18 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 32.01 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 31.8 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 31.6 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 31.4 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 31.2 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 31.01 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 30.83 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 30.65 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 30.47 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 30.3 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 30.14 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 29.98 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 29.98 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.98 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 29.98 | +0.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 29.98 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.6, 72% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 29.98 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.71 | 32.18 | 33.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.13 | 30.3 | 32.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.01 | 29.98 | 30.14 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More population data for Zimbabwe
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.1887 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.0209 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.1887 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.0944 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 26,439 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.94 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5219 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.188 (2100)
- Population density 96.07 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2.49 million (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Zimbabwe?
- Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Zimbabwe was 29.98 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 33.02 in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.98 in 2021.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed?
- Zimbabwe ranks 70th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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 urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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