People using safely managed drinking water services in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: People using safely managed drinking water services was 25.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using safely managed drinking water services in Zimbabwe, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed drinking water services in Zimbabwe is 25.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Zimbabwe peaked at 29.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 2024.
Zimbabwe ranks 135th of 151 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 safely managed drinking water services in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.4% | — |
| 2001 | 29.5% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 29.8% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 29.8% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 29.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 29.6% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 29.4% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 29.2% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 28.9% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 28.7% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 28.5% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 28.2% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 28.0% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 27.7% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 27.5% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 27.2% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 26.6% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 26.4% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 25.8% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 25.6% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 25.5% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.4% | 28.7% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 26.4% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 25.5% | 26.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 132 Tonga 29.6% compare
- 133 Mozambique 27.5% compare
- 134 Senegal 27.2% compare
- 136 Guinea-Bissau 24.0% compare
- 137 Madagascar 22.1% compare
- 138 Togo 20.5% compare
More health data for Zimbabwe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 874.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,457 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.414 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.4476 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2028 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Zimbabwe?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Zimbabwe was 25.5% 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 safely managed drinking water services recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 2024.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Zimbabwe ranks 135th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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 safely managed drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.