Basic drinking water access in Botswana
91.8% of people in Botswana used at least basic drinking water services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Botswana, 2024
91.8%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2024
91.5%
Position in 2024
141st of 202
Basic drinking water access in Botswana over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Botswana | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 91.8% | 91.5% |
| 2023 | 91.7% | 91.2% |
| 2022 | 91.7% | 90.9% |
| 2021 | 91.6% | 90.4% |
| 2020 | 91.5% | 90.0% |
| 2019 | 91.5% | 89.6% |
| 2018 | 90.6% | 89.3% |
| 2017 | 89.8% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 88.9% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | 88.1% |
| 2014 | 87.1% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | 86.1% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | 85.1% | 86.9% |
| 2011 | 84.1% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | 82.8% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | 81.5% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | 80.2% | 85.2% |
| 2007 | 78.8% | 84.8% |
| 2006 | 77.4% | 84.3% |
| 2005 | 76.3% | 83.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 91.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 87.1%, the figure has changed by +4.7 percentage points.
- Among the 202 countries with data for 2024, Botswana has the 141st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.5%.