Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Zambia
Zambia: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities was 60.07 in 2024. β² Rising
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Zambia, 2000β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 60.07 for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Zambia peaked at 60.07 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.56, in 2000.
That places Zambia 201st out of 225 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.17 | 30.56 | 41.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.61 | 43.08 | 54.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.69 | 55.31 | 60.07 | 5 |
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More population data for Zambia
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.516 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 4.60 million (2100)
- Population density 86.73 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.516 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 4.04 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 79,275 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 4.04 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 4.04 (2024)
- Natural population growth 2.79 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 4.1 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Zambia?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Zambia was 60.07 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.07 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.56 in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Zambia ranks 201st out of 225 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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