People using at least basic drinking water services in Botswana
Botswana: People using at least basic drinking water services was 91.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in Botswana, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic drinking water services in Botswana stood at 91.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Botswana peaked at 91.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.5%, in 2000.
Botswana ranks 149th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.4% | 75.5% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.4% | 82.8% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.7% | 91.5% | 91.8% | 5 |
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- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 24,218 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 24,025 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 46,306 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 24,026 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 24,204 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 24,473 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 24,293 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 24,238 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Botswana?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Botswana was 91.8% 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 drinking water services recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 91.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.5% in 2000.
- How does Botswana rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Botswana ranks 149th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana 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 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 at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.