People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Zambia
Zambia: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 was 18.4% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 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 sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Zambia is 18.4%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 105.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Zambia peaked at 18.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2000.
Zambia ranks 72nd of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.6% | — |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +64.7% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | +39.3% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | +28.2% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +22.0% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | +18.0% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 18.4% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 18.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.5%, 72% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 18.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.9%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +64.7% | 1.6% | 2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 1.6% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 12.1% | 18.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Zambia?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Zambia was 18.4% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2?
- Zambia ranks 72nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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