Population using at least basic sanitation services in Zambia
Zambia: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 32.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Zambia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using at least basic sanitation services in Zambia is 32.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Zambia peaked at 32.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2000.
Zambia ranks 142nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.9% | — |
| 2001 | 8.8% | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 25.1% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 26.2% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 27.3% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 28.4% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 29.4% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 30.4% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 31.4% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 32.3% | +3.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 32.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.0%, 67% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 32.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.6%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 7.9% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 17.6% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 28.4% | 32.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic sanitation services in Zambia?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Zambia was 32.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Zambia ranks 142nd out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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