People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 10.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using safely managed 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
Zimbabwe recorded 10.3% for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Zimbabwe peaked at 27.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2021.
Zimbabwe ranks 120th of 124 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 sanitation services, urban in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.2% | — |
| 2001 | 27.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 27.2% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 27.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 27.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 26.4% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 25.8% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 25.2% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 24.5% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 23.9% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 23.2% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 21.6% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 17.2% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.2% | 23.9% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 11.1% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 10.3% | 10.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 117 Madagascar 16.7% compare
- 118 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 15.2% compare
- 119 Togo 15.0% compare
- 121 Mali 9.8% compare
- 122 North Macedonia 8.2% compare
- 123 Colombia 7.2% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Zimbabwe?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Zimbabwe was 10.3% 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, urban recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 27.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2021.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Zimbabwe ranks 120th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.8%. 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, urban (% of urban 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.