Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.0101 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas, per capita in Botswana is 0.0101 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Botswana peaked at 0.0176 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0101 people per person, in 2024.
Botswana ranks 32nd of 182 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 urban areas, per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0176 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0175 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0172 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0169 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0166 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0163 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0159 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0159 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0158 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0157 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0156 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0155 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0152 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0148 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0145 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0141 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0137 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0133 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0129 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0125 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.012 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0116 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0111 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0106 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0101 people per person | -4.7% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0101 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 people per person, 81.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0101 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0109 people per person, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0165 people per person | 0.0157 people per person | 0.0176 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0142 people per person | 0.0125 people per person | 0.0156 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0111 people per person | 0.0101 people per person | 0.012 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 urban areas, per capita in Botswana?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Botswana was 0.0101 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0176 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0101 people per person in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 32nd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. 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 urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.