Safely managed drinking water in Zimbabwe
25.5% of people in Zimbabwe used safely managed drinking water in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Zimbabwe, 2024
25.5%
Change from 2023
−0.2percentage points
World, 2024
73.7%
Position in 2024
132nd of 148
Safely managed drinking water in Zimbabwe over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Zimbabwe | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25.5% | 73.7% |
| 2023 | 25.6% | 72.0% |
| 2022 | 25.8% | 71.5% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | 71.0% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | 70.5% |
| 2019 | 26.4% | 69.9% |
| 2018 | 26.6% | 69.4% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | 68.8% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | 68.2% |
| 2015 | 27.2% | 67.7% |
| 2014 | 27.5% | 67.1% |
| 2013 | 27.7% | 66.5% |
| 2012 | 28.0% | 65.9% |
| 2011 | 28.2% | 65.3% |
| 2010 | 28.5% | 64.8% |
| 2009 | 28.7% | 64.3% |
| 2008 | 28.9% | 63.8% |
| 2007 | 29.2% | 63.4% |
| 2006 | 29.4% | 63.1% |
| 2005 | 29.6% | 62.8% |
| 2004 | 29.8% | 62.5% |
| 2003 | 29.8% | 62.1% |
| 2002 | 29.8% | 61.8% |
| 2001 | 29.5% | 61.5% |
| 2000 | 29.4% | 61.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 25.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 27.5%, the figure has changed by −2.0 percentage points.
- Among the 148 countries with data for 2024, Zimbabwe has the 132nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.7%.