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Safely Managed Drinking Water in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Safely Managed Drinking Water was 1 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 218 countries
All-time high
1
in 2015
All-time low
0
in 2004
Years of data
20
2004–2023

Safely Managed Drinking Water in Zimbabwe, 2004–2023

00.20.40.60.812004201320232004: 02005: 02006: 02007: 02008: 02009: 02010: 02011: 02012: 02013: 02014: 02015: 12016: 12017: 12018: 12019: 12020: 12021: 12022: 12023: 1

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).

Analysis

Zimbabwe recorded 1 for safely managed drinking water in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over five years.

Over the whole period, safely managed drinking water in Zimbabwe peaked at 1 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2004.

That places Zimbabwe 1st out of 218 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Safely Managed Drinking Water in Zimbabwe, year by year

Year Value Change
2004 0 —
2005 0 —
2006 0 —
2007 0 —
2008 0 —
2009 0 —
2010 0 —
2011 0 —
2012 0 —
2013 0 —
2014 0 —
2015 1 —
2016 1 +0.0%
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 1 +0.0%
2019 1 +0.0%
2020 1 +0.0%
2021 1 +0.0%
2022 1 +0.0%
2023 1 +0.0%

Zimbabwe compared with similar countries

  • Zimbabwe's 1 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Zimbabwe's 1 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0 0 0 6
2010s 0.5 0 1 10
2020s 1 1 1 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is safely managed drinking water in Zimbabwe?
Safely managed drinking water in Zimbabwe was 1 in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest safely managed drinking water recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2015.
What is the lowest safely managed drinking water recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2004.
How does Zimbabwe rank for safely managed drinking water?
Zimbabwe ranks 1st out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of Safely Managed Drinking Water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Safely Managed Drinking Water
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
219 places, 4,380 data points, 2004–2023
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