People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 was 10.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
10.0%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
75th
of 97 countries
All-time high
13.2%
in 2000
All-time low
10.0%
in 2017
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Zimbabwe, 2000–2017

0510152000200820172000: 13.2 lowest2001: 13.2 lowest2002: 13 lowest2003: 12.8 lowest2004: 12.6 lowest2005: 12.4 lowest2006: 12.2 lowest2007: 12 lowest2008: 11.8 lowest2009: 11.6 lowest2010: 11.4 lowest2011: 11.2 lowest2012: 11 lowest2013: 10.8 lowest2014: 10.6 lowest2015: 10.4 lowest2016: 10.2 lowest2017: 10 lowest

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 basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest) in Zimbabwe, 2000 to 2017.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.5% 11.6% 13.2% 10
2010s 10.7% 10.0% 11.4% 8

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 72 Kenya 10.5% compare
  2. 73 India 10.3% compare
  3. 74 Senegal 10.3% compare
  4. 76 Burkina Faso 9.7% compare
  5. 77 Ghana 8.6% compare
  6. 78 Guinea-Bissau 8.3% compare

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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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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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