People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Zambia
Zambia: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 22.7% 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
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Zambia is 22.7%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 76.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Zambia peaked at 22.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2000.
That places Zambia 74th 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 sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.3% | — |
| 2001 | 6.4% | +20.6% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | +14.6% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 18.3% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 20.5% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 22.7% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 22.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.2% | 5.3% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 16.1% | 22.7% | 8 |
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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)
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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 22.7% 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 sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Zambia ranks 74th 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 76.0%. 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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