People using at least basic sanitation services in Botswana
Botswana: People using at least basic sanitation services was 72.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation 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 sanitation services in Botswana stood at 72.1%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Botswana peaked at 72.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.7%, in 2000.
That places Botswana 157th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 57.8% | 53.7% | 62.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.8% | 63.2% | 69.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.4% | 70.4% | 72.1% | 5 |
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More health data for Botswana
- Population ages 65 and above, male 46,306 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 24,218 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 24,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 24,238 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.6% (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)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Botswana?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Botswana was 72.1% 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 sanitation services recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 72.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.7% in 2000.
- How does Botswana rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Botswana ranks 157th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 sanitation 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 sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. 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.