Safely managed drinking water in Botswana
63.3% of people in Botswana used safely managed drinking water in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2006.
Botswana, 2024
63.3%
Change from 2023
−0.6percentage points
World, 2024
73.7%
Position in 2024
98th of 148
Safely managed drinking water 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 | 63.3% | 73.7% |
| 2023 | 63.9% | 72.0% |
| 2022 | 64.5% | 71.5% |
| 2021 | 65.1% | 71.0% |
| 2020 | 65.8% | 70.5% |
| 2019 | 66.4% | 69.9% |
| 2018 | 67.0% | 69.4% |
| 2017 | 67.6% | 68.8% |
| 2016 | 68.1% | 68.2% |
| 2015 | 68.7% | 67.7% |
| 2014 | 69.3% | 67.1% |
| 2013 | 69.9% | 66.5% |
| 2012 | 70.4% | 65.9% |
| 2011 | 70.5% | 65.3% |
| 2010 | 68.8% | 64.8% |
| 2009 | 67.1% | 64.3% |
| 2008 | 65.3% | 63.8% |
| 2007 | 63.5% | 63.4% |
| 2006 | 61.7% | 63.1% |
| 2005 | 60.4% | 62.8% |
| 2004 | 60.2% | 62.5% |
| 2003 | 60.0% | 62.1% |
| 2002 | 59.8% | 61.8% |
| 2001 | 59.6% | 61.5% |
| 2000 | 59.2% | 61.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.6 percentage points from 63.9% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 69.3%, the figure has changed by −6.0 percentage points.
- Among the 148 countries with data for 2024, Botswana has the 98th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.7%.