People using safely managed drinking water services in Botswana
Botswana: People using safely managed drinking water services was 63.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed 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
The most recent figure for people using safely managed drinking water services in Botswana is 63.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Botswana peaked at 70.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 59.2%, in 2000.
Botswana ranks 100th of 151 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 | 61.7% | 59.2% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.7% | 66.4% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.5% | 63.3% | 65.8% | 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 safely managed drinking water services in Botswana?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Botswana was 63.3% 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 drinking water services recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 70.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.2% in 2000.
- How does Botswana rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Botswana ranks 100th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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 safely managed 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 drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.