People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 was 47.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
47.8%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
68th
of 97 countries
All-time high
47.8%
in 2017
All-time low
44.7%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Zimbabwe, 2000–2017

010203040502000200820172000: 44.72001: 44.72002: 44.92003: 45.12004: 45.32005: 45.52006: 45.72007: 45.82008: 462009: 46.22010: 46.42011: 46.62012: 46.82013: 472014: 47.22015: 47.42016: 47.62017: 47.8

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

Analysis

The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Zimbabwe is 47.8%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Zimbabwe peaked at 47.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 44.7%, in 2000.

Zimbabwe ranks 68th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Zimbabwe, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 44.7%
2001 44.7% +0.0%
2002 44.9% +0.4%
2003 45.1% +0.4%
2004 45.3% +0.4%
2005 45.5% +0.4%
2006 45.7% +0.4%
2007 45.8% +0.4%
2008 46.0% +0.4%
2009 46.2% +0.4%
2010 46.4% +0.4%
2011 46.6% +0.4%
2012 46.8% +0.4%
2013 47.0% +0.4%
2014 47.2% +0.4%
2015 47.4% +0.4%
2016 47.6% +0.4%
2017 47.8% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 45.4% 44.7% 46.2% 10
2010s 47.1% 46.4% 47.8% 8

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 65 Cameroon 54.1% compare
  2. 66 Sudan 51.9% compare
  3. 67 Gabon 49.5% compare
  4. 69 Mali 46.6% compare
  5. 70 Somalia 44.4% compare
  6. 71 Central African Republic 43.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Zimbabwe?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Zimbabwe was 47.8% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q4 recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 47.8% in 2017.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 44.7% in 2000.
How does Zimbabwe rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4?
Zimbabwe ranks 68th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4
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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