Botswana - Access to basic sanitation services

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Botswana was 52.42 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 52.42 in 2020, while its lowest value was 32.73 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 32.73
2001 33.75
2002 34.77
2003 35.79
2004 36.83
2005 37.88
2006 38.93
2007 39.99
2008 41.06
2009 42.14
2010 43.22
2011 44.32
2012 45.42
2013 46.53
2014 47.65
2015 48.77
2016 49.68
2017 50.60
2018 51.51
2019 52.42
2020 52.42

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Botswana was 91.37 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 91.37 in 2020, while its lowest value was 68.78 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 68.78
2001 69.97
2002 71.18
2003 72.39
2004 73.60
2005 74.83
2006 76.06
2007 77.30
2008 78.55
2009 79.80
2010 81.06
2011 82.33
2012 83.60
2013 84.89
2014 86.18
2015 87.47
2016 88.45
2017 89.42
2018 90.39
2019 91.37
2020 91.37

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population)

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Botswana was 80.03 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 80.03 in 2020, while its lowest value was 51.92 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 51.92
2001 53.33
2002 54.64
2003 55.93
2004 57.24
2005 58.55
2006 59.87
2007 61.60
2008 63.34
2009 65.09
2010 66.84
2011 68.59
2012 70.15
2013 71.68
2014 73.22
2015 74.76
2016 76.02
2017 77.27
2018 78.51
2019 79.75
2020 80.03

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention