People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 85.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
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
Zimbabwe recorded 85.4% for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Zimbabwe peaked at 85.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 77.9%, in 2000.
That places Zimbabwe 73rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.9% | — |
| 2001 | 77.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 78.4% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 78.9% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 79.3% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 79.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 80.3% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 80.7% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 81.2% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 81.7% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 82.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 82.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 83.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 83.5% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 84.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 84.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 85.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.6% | 77.9% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 82.1% | 85.4% | 8 |
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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 85.4% 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 85.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.9% in 2000.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Zimbabwe ranks 73rd 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 up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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