People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 30.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Zimbabwe, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Zimbabwe stood at 30.5%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Zimbabwe peaked at 32.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.5%, in 2017.
That places Zimbabwe 67th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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, urban (% of urban) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.2% | — |
| 2001 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 32.1% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 32.0% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 31.8% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 31.7% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 31.6% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 31.4% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 31.3% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 31.2% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 30.9% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 30.7% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 30.5% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.0% | 31.6% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 30.5% | 31.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Zimbabwe?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Zimbabwe was 30.5% 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 sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5% in 2017.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Zimbabwe ranks 67th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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