People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … sanitation Q1 lowest in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … sanitation Q1 lowest was 10.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Zimbabwe, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 10.0% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Zimbabwe peaked at 13.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2017.
That places Zimbabwe 75th 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: Q1 (lowest) … sanitation Q1 lowest in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.2% | — |
| 2001 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | -1.9% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 10.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.6%, 69% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 10.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.6%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.5% | 11.6% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 10.0% | 11.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Zimbabwe?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Zimbabwe was 10.0% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2017.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1?
- Zimbabwe ranks 75th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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