People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Botswana
Botswana: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities was -0.6853 % change on previous year in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Botswana, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Botswana stood at -0.6853 % change on previous year. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 86.3% on the previous year and up 82.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Botswana peaked at -0.6853 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -5 % change on previous year, in 2023.
Botswana ranks 65th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -1.98 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | -1.51 % change on previous year | -23.7% |
| 2003 | -1.59 % change on previous year | +5.1% |
| 2004 | -1.66 % change on previous year | +4.5% |
| 2005 | -1.68 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2006 | -1.69 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2007 | -4.13 % change on previous year | +145.0% |
| 2008 | -4.23 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 2009 | -4.32 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 2010 | -4.45 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 2011 | -4.75 % change on previous year | +6.8% |
| 2012 | -3.76 % change on previous year | -20.9% |
| 2013 | -3.79 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2014 | -3.97 % change on previous year | +4.6% |
| 2015 | -4.12 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 2016 | -4.26 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 2017 | -4.4 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 2018 | -4.51 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 2019 | -4.63 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 2020 | -4.74 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 2021 | -4.83 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 2022 | -4.89 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2023 | -5 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 2024 | -0.6853 % change on previous year | -86.3% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's -0.6853 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -6.34 % change on previous year, 11% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Botswana's -0.6853 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3845 % change on previous year. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -145.0% | -1.69 % change on previous year | -4.13 % change on previous year |
| 2024 | +86.3% | -5 % change on previous year | -0.6853 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.53 % change on previous year | -4.32 % change on previous year | -1.51 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -4.26 % change on previous year | -4.75 % change on previous year | -3.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.03 % change on previous year | -5 % change on previous year | -0.6853 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 62 Jordan -0.6411 % change on previous year compare
- 63 Namibia -0.6457 % change on previous year compare
- 64 Somalia -0.6556 % change on previous year compare
- 66 United States -0.7391 % change on previous year compare
- 67 Armenia -0.7847 % change on previous year compare
- 68 Wallis and Futuna -0.818 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for Botswana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0078 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0825 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0424 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Botswana?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Botswana was -0.6853 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was -0.6853 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was -5 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does Botswana rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Botswana ranks 65th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.