People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 30.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Zimbabwe, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Zimbabwe is 30.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Zimbabwe peaked at 33.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2021.
Zimbabwe ranks 70th of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.8% | — |
| 2001 | 32.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 32.9% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 33.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 33.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 32.9% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 32.7% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 32.5% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 32.3% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 32.2% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 31.8% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 31.6% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 31.4% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 31.2% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 30.8% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 30.6% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 30.5% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 30.3% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 30.1% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 30.0% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.7% | 32.2% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 30.3% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 30.0% | 30.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 67 Palestine, State of 32.6% compare
- 68 Sao Tome and Principe 32.0% compare
- 69 Zambia 31.3% compare
- 71 Serbia 29.6% compare
- 72 Mali 29.1% compare
- 73 Trinidad and Tobago 28.3% 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 30-34, female, annual growth rate -0.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -0.1371 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0251 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Zimbabwe?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Zimbabwe was 30.0% 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 sanitation services, rural recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2021.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Zimbabwe ranks 70th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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 sanitation services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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.