People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 73.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
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 highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Zimbabwe is 73.8%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Zimbabwe peaked at 73.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 63.0%, in 2000.
Zimbabwe ranks 73rd of 97 countries on this measure, 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, rural (% of) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.0% | — |
| 2001 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 63.7% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 64.3% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 65.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 65.7% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 66.4% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 67.1% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 67.7% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 68.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 69.1% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 69.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 70.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 71.1% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 71.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 72.5% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 73.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 73.8% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.4% | 63.0% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.5% | 69.1% | 73.8% | 8 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 874.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,457 deaths (2100)
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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 73.8% 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 73.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.0% in 2000.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Zimbabwe ranks 73rd 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 10.1%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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