Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Botswana
Botswana: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre was 0.2108 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Botswana, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.2108 people per square kilometre for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Botswana peaked at 0.5969 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2108 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Botswana 79th out of 171 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Botswana, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5969 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.583 people per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5721 people per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5609 people per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5493 people per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5378 people per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5263 people per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5022 people per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4785 people per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4554 people per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4327 people per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4096 people per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3917 people per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3743 people per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3567 people per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3393 people per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3221 people per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3051 people per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2884 people per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2721 people per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2561 people per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2405 people per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2255 people per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2108 people per square kilometre | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5362 people per square kilometre | 0.4554 people per square kilometre | 0.5969 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3492 people per square kilometre | 0.2721 people per square kilometre | 0.4327 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2332 people per square kilometre | 0.2108 people per square kilometre | 0.2561 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 76 Tajikistan 0.2959 people per square kilometre compare
- 77 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2957 people per square kilometre compare
- 78 Malaysia 0.2738 people per square kilometre compare
- 80 Iran 0.1922 people per square kilometre compare
- 81 Turkey 0.1572 people per square kilometre compare
- 82 Moldova 0.1231 people per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Botswana?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Botswana was 0.2108 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5969 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2108 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Botswana rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 79th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.7%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.