Zimbabwe Clean Water Access 2000-2023

The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.
  • Zimbabwe clean water access for 2020 was 29.54%, a 0.14% decline from 2019.
  • Zimbabwe clean water access for 2019 was 29.67%, a 0.15% decline from 2018.
  • Zimbabwe clean water access for 2018 was 29.83%, a 0.17% decline from 2017.
  • Zimbabwe clean water access for 2017 was 30.00%, a 0.19% decline from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Population
North Korea 66.38%
Tajikistan 55.24%
Gambia 44.72%
Zimbabwe 29.54%
Afghanistan 27.59%
Guinea-Bissau 24.33%
Madagascar 20.54%
Togo 19.56%
Democratic Republic of Congo 18.99%
Nepal 17.58%
Uganda 16.65%
Ethiopia 12.58%
Rwanda 12.10%
Sierra Leone 10.62%
Central African Republic 6.18%
Chad 5.59%
Zimbabwe Clean Water Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2020 29.54% -0.14%
2019 29.67% -0.15%
2018 29.83% -0.17%
2017 30.00% -0.19%
2016 30.18% -0.20%
2015 30.39% -0.22%
2014 30.60% -0.23%
2013 30.83% -0.25%
2012 31.08% -0.25%
2011 31.33% -0.25%
2010 31.58% -0.25%
2009 31.82% -0.25%
2008 32.07% -0.25%
2007 32.32% -0.25%
2006 32.56% -0.25%
2005 32.81% -0.25%
2004 33.06% -0.11%
2003 33.17% -0.07%
2002 33.24% 0.18%
2001 33.06% 0.20%
2000 32.87% 0.20%