People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 52.4% in 2017. ▬ Flat
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).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Zimbabwe is 52.4%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Zimbabwe peaked at 52.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 2000.
Zimbabwe ranks 76th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.0% | — |
| 2001 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 52.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 52.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 52.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 52.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 52.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 52.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 52.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 52.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 52.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 52.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 52.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.1% | 52.0% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 52.2% | 52.4% | 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 52.4% 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 52.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 2000.
- 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 up 0.4%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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