Sanitation facilities usage in Botswana
Botswana: Sanitation facilities usage was 136,776 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in Botswana, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in Botswana is 136,776 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Botswana peaked at 367,836 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 136,776 people, in 2024.
Botswana ranks 65th of 232 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.
Sanitation facilities usage in Botswana, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 367,836 people | — |
| 2001 | 360,321 people | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 354,219 people | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 347,838 people | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 341,268 people | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 334,686 people | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 328,160 people | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 314,993 people | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 302,078 people | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 289,434 people | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 276,979 people | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 264,245 people | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 253,987 people | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 243,853 people | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 233,625 people | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 223,392 people | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 213,207 people | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 203,103 people | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 193,127 people | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 183,281 people | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 173,590 people | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 164,107 people | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 154,871 people | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 145,794 people | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 136,776 people | -6.2% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 136,776 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,951 people, 34.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 136,776 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.31 million people, 10% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 334,083 people | 289,434 people | 367,836 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 228,880 people | 183,281 people | 276,979 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 155,028 people | 136,776 people | 173,590 people | 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 sanitation facilities usage in Botswana?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Botswana was 136,776 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 367,836 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 136,776 people in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Botswana ranks 65th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.