People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 38.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Zimbabwe, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Zimbabwe is 38.4%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Zimbabwe peaked at 43.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 38.4%, in 2017.
That places Zimbabwe 76th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.3% | — |
| 2001 | 43.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 43.0% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 42.7% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 42.4% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 42.1% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 41.8% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 41.5% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 41.2% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 40.8% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 40.5% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 40.2% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 39.9% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 39.6% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 39.3% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 39.0% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 38.7% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 38.4% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.2% | 40.8% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 38.4% | 40.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Zimbabwe?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Zimbabwe was 38.4% 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, rural (% of) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 43.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.4% in 2017.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Zimbabwe ranks 76th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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