Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Botswana
Botswana: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.0464 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Botswana, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Botswana stood at 0.0464 people per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Botswana peaked at 0.0566 people per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0464 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Botswana ranks 84th of 182 countries on this measure, 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 urban areas, per square kilometre in Botswana, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0521 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0528 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0529 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0529 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0529 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0528 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0527 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0536 people per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0545 people per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0553 people per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0561 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0566 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0565 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.056 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0555 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0548 people per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0541 people per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0533 people per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0524 people per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0513 people per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0502 people per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.049 people per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0478 people per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0464 people per square kilometre | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0533 people per square kilometre | 0.0521 people per square kilometre | 0.0553 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0547 people per square kilometre | 0.0513 people per square kilometre | 0.0566 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0484 people per square kilometre | 0.0464 people per square kilometre | 0.0502 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 81 Jordan 0.0568 people per square kilometre compare
- 82 Croatia 0.0544 people per square kilometre compare
- 83 Tajikistan 0.0466 people per square kilometre compare
- 85 Syria 0.0389 people per square kilometre compare
- 86 Tonga 0.0295 people per square kilometre compare
- 87 Serbia 0.022 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 urban areas, per square kilometre in Botswana?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Botswana was 0.0464 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0566 people per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0464 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Botswana rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 84th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. 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 square kilometre. 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 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 urban areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- 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 urban 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.