People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 96.5% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
96.5%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
74th
of 97 countries
All-time high
97.2%
in 2000
All-time low
96.5%
in 2017
Years of data
18
2000–2017
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Zimbabwe, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Zimbabwe stood at 96.5%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Zimbabwe peaked at 97.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 96.5%, in 2017.
Zimbabwe ranks 74th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.2% | — |
| 2001 | 97.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 97.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 97.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 96.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 96.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 96.7% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 96.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 96.5% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 96.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.1% | 96.9% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.6% | 96.5% | 96.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 71 Malawi 96.9% compare
- 72 Burkina Faso 96.8% compare
- 73 Belize 96.7% compare
- 75 Kenya 96.3% compare
- 76 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 96.2% compare
- 77 Afghanistan 96.2% 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate -2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0079 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate -1.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.006 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Zimbabwe?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Zimbabwe was 96.5% 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, urban (% of) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.5% in 2017.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Zimbabwe ranks 74th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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