People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Zambia
Zambia: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 74.6% 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
Zambia recorded 74.6% for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Zambia peaked at 74.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 66.0%, in 2000.
Zambia ranks 82nd of 97 countries on this measure, 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 | 66.0% | — |
| 2001 | 66.5% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 67.1% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 67.6% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 68.1% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 68.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 69.2% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 69.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 70.3% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 70.8% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 71.4% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 71.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 72.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 73.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 73.5% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 74.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 74.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 74.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.4% | 66.0% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.2% | 71.4% | 74.6% | 8 |
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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 74.6% 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 74.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.0% in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Zambia ranks 82nd 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 6.9%. 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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