People using at least: Q3 … sanitation Q3 rural in Zambia
Zambia: People using at least: Q3 … sanitation Q3 rural was 18.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 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 sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Zambia stood at 18.6%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 102.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Zambia peaked at 18.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2000.
That places Zambia 75th 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: Q3 … sanitation Q3 rural in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.8% | — |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +56.6% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +36.1% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +26.5% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | +21.0% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | +17.3% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 15.4% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 16.5% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 18.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.4%, 76% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 18.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.4%, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People using at least: Q3 … sanitation Q3 rural 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 | +56.6% | 1.8% | 2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5% | 1.8% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 12.3% | 18.6% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Zambia?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Zambia was 18.6% 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 sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Zambia ranks 75th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.6%. 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 sanitation services, rural (% of rural population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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