People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Zambia
Zambia: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 54.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Zambia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Zambia is 54.9%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Zambia peaked at 54.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 36.8%, in 2000.
That places Zambia 86th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.8% | — |
| 2001 | 38.0% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 40.2% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 41.4% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 42.5% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 43.6% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 44.7% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 45.9% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 47.0% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 48.1% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 49.2% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 50.4% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 51.5% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 52.6% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 53.7% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 54.9% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 54.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.9% | 36.8% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.9% | 48.1% | 54.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 83 Zimbabwe 60.4% compare
- 84 Burundi 58.8% compare
- 85 Sierra Leone 56.6% compare
- 87 Burkina Faso 50.7% compare
- 88 Rwanda 47.2% compare
- 89 Mozambique 45.6% compare
More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,894 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2048 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Zambia?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Zambia was 54.9% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.8% in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Zambia ranks 86th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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