People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Zambia
Zambia: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 80.3% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
80.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
86th
of 97 countries
All-time high
83.0%
in 2000
All-time low
80.3%
in 2016
Years of data
18
2000–2017
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Zambia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Zambia stood at 80.3%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Zambia peaked at 83.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 80.3%, in 2016.
Zambia ranks 86th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.0% | — |
| 2001 | 82.8% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 82.7% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 82.5% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 82.3% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 82.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 82.0% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 81.8% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 81.6% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 81.5% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 81.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 81.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 80.9% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 80.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 80.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 80.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 80.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 80.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.2% | 81.5% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.7% | 80.3% | 81.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 83 Guinea-Bissau 82.7% compare
- 84 Malawi 81.4% compare
- 85 Tanzania, United Republic of 80.7% compare
- 87 Sao Tome and Principe 80.0% compare
- 88 Burkina Faso 78.8% compare
- 89 Mozambique 77.1% 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 6.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0144 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 5.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0109 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Zambia?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Zambia was 80.3% 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, urban (% of) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.3% in 2016.
- How does Zambia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Zambia ranks 86th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, urban (% of urban population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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