People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 was 25.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Zimbabwe, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Zimbabwe stood at 25.3%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Zimbabwe peaked at 30.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 2017.
Zimbabwe ranks 64th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.9% | — |
| 2001 | 30.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 30.5% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 30.2% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 29.8% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 29.5% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 29.2% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 28.8% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 28.5% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 28.1% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 27.4% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 27.1% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 26.7% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 26.4% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 25.7% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.6% | 28.1% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 25.3% | 27.8% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Zimbabwe?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Zimbabwe was 25.3% 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): q2 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 2017.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2?
- Zimbabwe ranks 64th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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