Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 people per person
World rank
95th
of 182 countries
All-time high
0.0099 people per person
in 2001
All-time low
0 people per person
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Zimbabwe, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Zimbabwe stood at 0 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.0099 people per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0 people per person, in 2023.
Zimbabwe ranks 95th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0098 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0099 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0096 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0091 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0085 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.008 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0075 people per person | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.007 people per person | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0065 people per person | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.006 people per person | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0056 people per person | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0051 people per person | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0046 people per person | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0041 people per person | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0037 people per person | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0032 people per person | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0028 people per person | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0023 people per person | -15.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0019 people per person | -18.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 people per person | -23.0% |
| 2020 | 0.001 people per person | -29.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 people per person | -42.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 people per person | -74.1% |
| 2023 | 0 people per person | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0 people per person | — |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0035 people per person. (44 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0109 people per person. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -100.0% | 0.0002 people per person | 0 people per person |
| 2022 | -74.1% | 0.0006 people per person | 0.0002 people per person |
| 2021 | -42.5% | 0.001 people per person | 0.0006 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0082 people per person | 0.006 people per person | 0.0099 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0035 people per person | 0.0015 people per person | 0.0056 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 people per person | 0 people per person | 0.001 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 92 Turkey 0 people per person compare
- 93 Iraq 0 people per person compare
- 94 Georgia 0 people per person compare
- 95 Afghanistan 0 people per person compare
- 95 Albania 0 people per person compare
- 95 Andorra 0 people per person
- 95 United Arab Emirates 0 people per person
- 95 Argentina 0 people per person compare
- 95 Armenia 0 people per person compare
- 95 Austria 0 people per person
- 95 Azerbaijan 0 people per person compare
- 95 Belgium 0 people per person
- 95 Bangladesh 0 people per person compare
- 95 Bulgaria 0 people per person
- 95 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 people per person compare
- 95 Belarus 0 people per person
- 95 Bermuda 0 people per person
- 95 Bolivia 0 people per person compare
- 95 Brazil 0 people per person compare
- 95 Bhutan 0 people per person compare
- 95 Canada 0 people per person
- 95 Switzerland 0 people per person
- 95 Chile 0 people per person compare
- 95 China 0 people per person compare
- 95 Cayman Islands 0 people per person
- 95 Cyprus 0 people per person
- 95 Czechia 0 people per person
- 95 Germany 0 people per person
- 95 Denmark 0 people per person
- 95 Ecuador 0 people per person compare
- 95 Egypt 0 people per person compare
- 95 Spain 0 people per person
- 95 Estonia 0 people per person
- 95 Finland 0 people per person
- 95 Fiji 0 people per person compare
- 95 France 0 people per person
- 95 United Kingdom 0 people per person
- 95 Gibraltar 0 people per person
- 95 Greece 0 people per person compare
- 95 Hong Kong 0 people per person
- 95 Hungary 0 people per person
- 95 India 0 people per person compare
- 95 Ireland 0 people per person
- 95 Iran 0 people per person compare
- 95 Iceland 0 people per person
- 95 Israel 0 people per person
- 95 Italy 0 people per person
- 95 Kazakhstan 0 people per person
- 95 Kyrgyzstan 0 people per person compare
- 95 Cambodia 0 people per person compare
- 95 Kuwait 0 people per person
- 95 Laos 0 people per person compare
- 95 Sri Lanka 0 people per person compare
- 95 Lithuania 0 people per person
- 95 Luxembourg 0 people per person
- 95 Latvia 0 people per person
- 95 Macao 0 people per person
- 95 Saint Martin (French Part) 0 people per person
- 95 Monaco 0 people per person
- 95 Moldova 0 people per person
- 95 Maldives 0 people per person compare
- 95 Mexico 0 people per person compare
- 95 North Macedonia 0 people per person
- 95 Malta 0 people per person
- 95 Montenegro 0 people per person compare
- 95 Malaysia 0 people per person compare
- 95 Netherlands 0 people per person
- 95 Norway 0 people per person
- 95 New Zealand 0 people per person
- 95 Oman 0 people per person compare
- 95 Palau 0 people per person
- 95 Poland 0 people per person
- 95 North Korea 0 people per person
- 95 Portugal 0 people per person
- 95 Paraguay 0 people per person compare
- 95 Palestine 0 people per person compare
- 95 Romania 0 people per person
- 95 Russia 0 people per person
- 95 Singapore 0 people per person
- 95 Slovakia 0 people per person
- 95 Sweden 0 people per person
- 95 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 people per person
- 95 Thailand 0 people per person compare
- 95 Turkmenistan 0 people per person compare
- 95 East Timor 0 people per person compare
- 95 Ukraine 0 people per person
- 95 Uruguay 0 people per person compare
- 95 United States 0 people per person
- 95 Uzbekistan 0 people per person
- 95 Vietnam 0 people per person compare
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 urban areas, per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Zimbabwe was 0 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0099 people per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per person in 2023.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 95th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.