Zimbabwe - Access to basic drinking water services

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in Zimbabwe was 48.28 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 59.85 in 2001, while its lowest value was 48.28 in 2020.

Definition: 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.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 59.85
2001 59.85
2002 59.22
2003 58.60
2004 57.97
2005 57.35
2006 56.73
2007 56.11
2008 55.50
2009 54.88
2010 54.27
2011 53.66
2012 53.06
2013 52.45
2014 51.85
2015 51.25
2016 50.65
2017 50.06
2018 49.46
2019 48.87
2020 48.28

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Zimbabwe was 92.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 95.45 in 2001, while its lowest value was 92.90 in 2020.

Definition: 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.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 95.45
2001 95.45
2002 95.32
2003 95.18
2004 95.05
2005 94.91
2006 94.78
2007 94.64
2008 94.51
2009 94.38
2010 94.24
2011 94.11
2012 93.97
2013 93.84
2014 93.70
2015 93.57
2016 93.43
2017 93.30
2018 93.16
2019 93.03
2020 92.90

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Zimbabwe was 62.67 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 72.02 in 2001, while its lowest value was 62.67 in 2020.

Definition: 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.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 71.87
2001 72.02
2002 71.71
2003 71.21
2004 70.69
2005 70.16
2006 69.64
2007 69.11
2008 68.59
2009 68.07
2010 67.54
2011 67.02
2012 66.49
2013 65.97
2014 65.45
2015 64.95
2016 64.47
2017 64.00
2018 63.54
2019 63.09
2020 62.67

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention