Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.1263 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Zimbabwe, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.1263 people per person for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.321 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1263 people per person, in 2024.
Zimbabwe ranks 27th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.321 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.319 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3086 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3006 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.293 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2853 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2776 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2698 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2619 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.254 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2461 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2381 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2301 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.222 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2138 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2054 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1969 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1884 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1797 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1709 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1621 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1532 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1443 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1353 people per person | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1263 people per person | -6.7% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.1263 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0665 people per person, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.1263 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0994 people per person, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2891 people per person | 0.254 people per person | 0.321 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2091 people per person | 0.1709 people per person | 0.2461 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1442 people per person | 0.1263 people per person | 0.1621 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 122.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Zimbabwe was 0.1263 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.321 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1263 people per person in 2024.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 27th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.