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Botswana: People using at least basic drinking water services

91.77percent · 2024+5.4% since 2014

The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water. Annual figures for Botswana from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202491.771
202391.724
202291.67
202191.611
202091.546
201991.475
201890.644
201789.787
201688.904
201587.995
201487.062
201386.104
201285.12
201184.082
201082.84
200981.548
200880.208
200778.818
200677.379
200576.323
200476.189
200376.052
200275.914
200175.755
200075.46

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). People using at least basic drinking water services. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-drinking-water-services-sh-h2o-basw-zs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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