Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Botswana

Access to basic sanitation in Botswana in 2024 — 72.1%. Ranked 142 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 18.4 pp.

2024 72.1% +0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 142of 193
Period maximum 72.1%2024
Period minimum 53.7%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Botswana, 2000–20245055606570752000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 53.7%2001: 54.7%2002: 55.6%2003: 56.4%2004: 57.2%2005: 58.1%2006: 58.8%2007: 60%2008: 61.1%2009: 62.2%2010: 63.2%2011: 64.2%2012: 65%2013: 65.8%2014: 66.5%2015: 67.2%2016: 67.9%2017: 68.6%2018: 69.2%2019: 69.8%2020: 70.4%2021: 71%2022: 71.5%2023: 72%2024: 72.1%
Change over the period: +18.4 pp Annual average: 0.77 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Botswana

Botswana 72.1%
World 82.2%
Southern Africa computed 74.4%
Access to basic sanitation — Botswana, by year Botswana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 72.1 +0.1 pp
2023 72 +0.5 pp
2022 71.5 +0.5 pp
2021 71 +0.6 pp
2020 70.4 +0.6 pp
2019 69.8 +0.6 pp
2018 69.2 +0.6 pp
2017 68.6 +0.7 pp
2016 67.9 +0.7 pp
2015 67.2 +0.7 pp
2014 66.5 +0.7 pp
2013 65.8 +0.8 pp
2012 65 +0.8 pp
2011 64.2 +1 pp
2010 63.2 +1 pp
2009 62.2 +1.1 pp
2008 61.1 +1.1 pp
2007 60 +1.2 pp
2006 58.8 +0.8 pp
2005 58.1 +0.8 pp
2004 57.2 +0.8 pp
2003 56.4 +0.8 pp
2002 55.6 +0.9 pp
2001 54.7 +1 pp
2000 53.7

Southern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.