People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Zambia
Zambia: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 31.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Zambia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 31.3% for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Zambia peaked at 31.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2000.
Zambia ranks 69th of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.3% | — |
| 2001 | 8.2% | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 9.1% | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 17.8% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 18.9% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 19.9% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 21.0% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 23.1% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 25.3% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 26.4% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 27.5% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 28.4% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 29.4% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 30.3% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 31.3% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 7.3% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 16.8% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.4% | 27.5% | 31.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Zambia?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Zambia was 31.3% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Zambia ranks 69th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.3%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.