Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services was 35 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Zimbabwe, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Zimbabwe is 35 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Zimbabwe peaked at 45 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 35 %, in 2020.
That places Zimbabwe 166th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44 % | — |
| 2001 | 45 % | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 45 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 45 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 45 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 44 % | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 44 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 43 % | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 42 % | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 42 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 41 % | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 40 % | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 40 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 39 % | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 39 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 38 % | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 38 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 37 % | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 36 % | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 36 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 35 % | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 35 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 35 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 35 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 35 % | +0.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 35 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58 %, 60% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 35 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.5 %, 82% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.9 % | 42 % | 45 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.4 % | 36 % | 41 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 35 % | 35 % | 35 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 163 Mozambique 39 % compare
- 163 Namibia 39 % compare
- 165 Zambia 38 % compare
- 166 Solomon Islands 35 % compare
- 168 Guinea 33 % compare
- 169 Burkina Faso 32 % compare
- 169 Ghana 32 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 34.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0947 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 286.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8815 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.595 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Zimbabwe?
- Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Zimbabwe was 35 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 45 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 35 % in 2020.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Zimbabwe ranks 166th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.