Basic sanitation access in Zimbabwe

34.6% of people in Zimbabwe used at least basic sanitation services in 2024.

Measure: People using at least basic sanitation services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Zimbabwe, 2024 34.6% % of population
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 34.6%
World, 2024 82.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 175th of 193 See the full ranking

Basic sanitation access in Zimbabwe 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.

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period ZimbabweWorld
2024 34.6% 82.2%
2023 34.6% 81.5%
2022 34.6% 80.4%
2021 34.6% 79.4%
2020 35.2% 78.3%
2019 35.8% 77.2%
2018 36.4% 76.0%
2017 36.9% 74.9%
2016 37.5% 73.8%
2015 38.1% 72.6%
2014 38.7% 71.4%
2013 39.3% 70.2%
2012 39.9% 68.9%
2011 40.5% 67.8%
2010 41.2% 66.7%
2009 41.8% 65.5%
2008 42.4% 64.3%
2007 43.0% 63.1%
2006 43.6% 61.9%
2005 44.3% 60.7%
2004 44.9% 59.6%
2003 44.9% 58.4%
2002 44.8% 57.3%
2001 44.6% 55.6%
2000 44.5% 54.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 34.6% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 38.7%, the figure has changed by −4.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, Zimbabwe has the 175th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 82.2%.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.BASS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Zimbabwe
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene