People using at least basic sanitation services in Zambia
Zambia: People using at least basic sanitation services was 37.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Zambia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services in Zambia is 37.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Zambia peaked at 37.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 2000.
That places Zambia 191st out of 214 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 | 24.2% | 21.0% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 28.1% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.0% | 34.5% | 37.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 188 Cote d'Ivoire 40.4% compare
- 189 Namibia 38.7% compare
- 190 Mozambique 38.6% compare
- 192 Tanzania 37.2% compare
- 193 Solomon Islands 34.6% compare
- 194 Zimbabwe 34.6% compare
More health data for Zambia
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 290,979 (2025)
- Population, male 49.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 302,089 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 301,939 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 6.31 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 8.98 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 296,231 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 296,034 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 291,211 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 279,125 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Zambia?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Zambia was 37.5% 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 at least basic sanitation services recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Zambia ranks 191st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. 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 at least basic sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. 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.