Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.0441 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Botswana, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Botswana is 0.0441 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.4% on the previous year and down 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Botswana peaked at 0.2017 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0441 people per person, in 2024.
That places Botswana 47th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 rural areas, per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2017 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.193 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1858 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.179 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1723 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1656 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1591 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1489 people per person | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1391 people per person | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1296 people per person | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1206 people per person | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.112 people per person | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1053 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0991 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0931 people per person | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0873 people per person | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0817 people per person | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0763 people per person | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0711 people per person | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0661 people per person | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0613 people per person | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0568 people per person | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0524 people per person | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0482 people per person | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0441 people per person | -8.4% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0441 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0012 people per person, 35.8× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0441 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0994 people per person, 44% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1674 people per person | 0.1296 people per person | 0.2017 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0912 people per person | 0.0661 people per person | 0.1206 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0526 people per person | 0.0441 people per person | 0.0613 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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Botswana?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Botswana was 0.0441 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2017 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0441 people per person in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 47th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.6%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 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)
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
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.