People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 49.3% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Zimbabwe, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Zimbabwe is 49.3%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Zimbabwe peaked at 50.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 49.3%, in 2017.
Zimbabwe ranks 79th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.6% | — |
| 2001 | 50.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 50.5% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 50.4% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 50.3% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 50.3% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 50.2% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 50.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 50.0% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 50.0% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 49.9% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 49.8% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 49.7% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 49.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 49.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 49.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 49.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 49.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.3% | 50.0% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 49.3% | 49.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 76 Burkina Faso 52.7% compare
- 77 Kenya 52.3% compare
- 78 Nigeria 50.5% compare
- 80 Cameroon 48.8% compare
- 81 Mauritania 47.8% compare
- 82 Sierra Leone 47.5% compare
More health data for Zimbabwe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 874.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,457 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0215 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate -0.0585 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0141 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Zimbabwe?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Zimbabwe was 49.3% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 50.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3% in 2017.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Zimbabwe ranks 79th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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