People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Botswana
Botswana: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.1067 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Botswana, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.1067 people per person for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Botswana peaked at 0.4004 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1067 people per person, in 2024.
Botswana ranks 62nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4004 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.3868 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3745 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3625 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3504 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3384 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3265 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3111 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.296 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.281 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2662 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2517 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2389 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2265 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2141 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2019 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1898 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1778 people per person | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1659 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1541 people per person | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1425 people per person | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 0.131 people per person | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1196 people per person | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1083 people per person | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1067 people per person | -1.4% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.1067 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0261 people per person, 4.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.1067 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3662 people per person, 29% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3428 people per person | 0.281 people per person | 0.4004 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2087 people per person | 0.1541 people per person | 0.2662 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1216 people per person | 0.1067 people per person | 0.1425 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Botswana?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Botswana was 0.1067 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4004 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1067 people per person in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 62nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.2%. 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.