Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0 people per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0 people per square kilometre
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
96th
of 182 countries
All-time high
0.3065 people per square kilometre
in 2001
All-time low
0 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0 people per square kilometre for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.3065 people per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Zimbabwe ranks 96th 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 square kilometre in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3007 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.3065 people per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2985 people per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2863 people per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.273 people per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2592 people per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2459 people per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2327 people per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.219 people per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2055 people per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1921 people per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1787 people per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1647 people per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1501 people per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1353 people per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1202 people per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.105 people per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0896 people per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0739 people per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0578 people per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0412 people per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0241 people per square kilometre | -41.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0063 people per square kilometre | -73.7% |
| 2023 | 0 people per square kilometre | -100.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0 people per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2257 people per square kilometre. (44 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0 people per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5739 people per square kilometre. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre 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% | 0.0063 people per square kilometre | 0 people per square kilometre |
| 2022 | -73.7% | 0.0241 people per square kilometre | 0.0063 people per square kilometre |
| 2021 | -41.5% | 0.0412 people per square kilometre | 0.0241 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2627 people per square kilometre | 0.2055 people per square kilometre | 0.3065 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1267 people per square kilometre | 0.0578 people per square kilometre | 0.1921 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0179 people per square kilometre | 0 people per square kilometre | 0.0412 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 93 Mongolia 0.003 people per square kilometre compare
- 94 Georgia 0.0019 people per square kilometre compare
- 95 Guyana 0.0005 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Afghanistan 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Albania 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Andorra 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 United Arab Emirates 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Argentina 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Armenia 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Austria 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Azerbaijan 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Belgium 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Bangladesh 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Bulgaria 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Belarus 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Bermuda 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Bolivia 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Brazil 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Bhutan 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Canada 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Switzerland 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Chile 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 China 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Cayman Islands 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Cyprus 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Czechia 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Germany 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Denmark 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Ecuador 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Egypt 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Spain 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Estonia 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Finland 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Fiji 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 France 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 United Kingdom 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Gibraltar 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Greece 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Hong Kong 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Hungary 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Ireland 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Iran 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Iceland 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Israel 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Italy 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Kazakhstan 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Kyrgyzstan 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Cambodia 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Kuwait 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Laos 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Sri Lanka 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Lithuania 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Luxembourg 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Latvia 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Macao 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Saint Martin (French Part) 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Monaco 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Moldova 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Maldives 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Mexico 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 North Macedonia 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Malta 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Montenegro 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Malaysia 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Netherlands 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Norway 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 New Zealand 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Oman 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Palau 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Poland 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 North Korea 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Portugal 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Paraguay 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Palestine 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Romania 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Russia 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Singapore 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Slovakia 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Sweden 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Thailand 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Turkmenistan 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 East Timor 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Ukraine 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Uruguay 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 United States 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Uzbekistan 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Vietnam 0 people per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Zimbabwe?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe was 0 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3065 people per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Zimbabwe ranks 96th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre 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 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.