People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Zambia
Zambia: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 88.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
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
Zambia recorded 88.7% for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Zambia peaked at 88.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 84.5%, in 2000.
That places Zambia 81st 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, urban (% of) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.5% | — |
| 2001 | 84.7% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 85.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 85.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 85.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 85.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 86.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 86.3% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 86.6% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 86.8% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 87.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 87.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 87.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 87.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 88.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 88.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 88.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 88.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.7% | 84.5% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 87.1% | 88.7% | 8 |
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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 88.7% 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 88.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.5% in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Zambia ranks 81st 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 up 2.8%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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