Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Zambia
Zambia: Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved was 42.55 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Zambia, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Zambia is 42.55, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Zambia peaked at 42.55 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.54, in 2000.
That places Zambia 42nd out of 227 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.54 | — |
| 2001 | 17.94 | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 19.4 | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 20.86 | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 22.32 | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 23.38 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 24.43 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 25.48 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 26.52 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 27.56 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 28.59 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 29.61 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 30.63 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 31.64 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 32.65 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 33.65 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 34.64 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 35.63 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 36.61 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 37.58 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 38.55 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 39.56 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 40.56 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 41.56 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 42.55 | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.44 | 16.54 | 27.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.12 | 28.59 | 37.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.55 | 38.55 | 42.55 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 39 Mauritania 45.85 compare
- 40 Cameroon 45.51 compare
- 41 Vanuatu 44.31 compare
- 43 Azerbaijan 41.71 compare
- 44 Côte d'Ivoire 39.69 compare
- 45 Uganda 38.95 compare
More population data for Zambia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 37,460 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.52 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2967 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.516 (2100)
- Population density 86.73 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 4.60 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.516 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 79,275 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Zambia?
- Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Zambia was 42.55 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.55 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.54 in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved?
- Zambia ranks 42nd out of 227 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved facilities (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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