People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban was 40.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Zimbabwe, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Zimbabwe stood at 40.4%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Zimbabwe peaked at 63.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, in 2021.
Zimbabwe ranks 166th of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.1% | — |
| 2001 | 63.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 63.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 63.4% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 63.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 62.2% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 60.9% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 59.5% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 58.2% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 56.9% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 55.5% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 54.2% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 52.8% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 51.5% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 50.1% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 48.7% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 47.4% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 46.0% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 44.6% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 43.2% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 41.8% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 40.4% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 40.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 40.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 40.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.4% | 56.9% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.4% | 43.2% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.7% | 40.4% | 41.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Zimbabwe?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Zimbabwe was 40.4% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 2021.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban?
- Zimbabwe ranks 166th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.