Botswana - 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 Botswana was 79.04 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 79.04 in 2020, while its lowest value was 53.58 in 2000.

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 53.58
2001 53.68
2002 53.78
2003 53.88
2004 53.98
2005 54.09
2006 55.84
2007 57.60
2008 59.36
2009 61.13
2010 62.91
2011 64.70
2012 66.49
2013 68.28
2014 70.08
2015 71.89
2016 73.71
2017 75.53
2018 77.36
2019 79.04
2020 79.04

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 Botswana was 97.62 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 97.62 in 2020, while its lowest value was 93.79 in 2005.

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 94.20
2001 94.12
2002 94.04
2003 93.96
2004 93.87
2005 93.79
2006 94.07
2007 94.35
2008 94.62
2009 94.90
2010 95.18
2011 95.45
2012 95.72
2013 96.00
2014 96.27
2015 96.54
2016 96.81
2017 97.09
2018 97.36
2019 97.62
2020 97.62

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

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Botswana was 92.21 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 92.21 in 2020, while its lowest value was 75.20 in 2000.

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).

See also:

Year Value
2000 75.20
2001 75.54
2002 75.75
2003 75.94
2004 76.12
2005 76.30
2006 77.40
2007 78.89
2008 80.32
2009 81.71
2010 83.05
2011 84.34
2012 85.42
2013 86.46
2014 87.46
2015 88.45
2016 89.40
2017 90.34
2018 91.24
2019 92.08
2020 92.21

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention