Basic sanitation access in Zambia
37.5% of people in Zambia used at least basic sanitation services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Zambia, 2024
37.5%
Change from 2023
+0.7percentage points
World, 2024
82.2%
Position in 2024
172nd of 193
Basic sanitation access in Zambia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Zambia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37.5% | 82.2% |
| 2023 | 36.7% | 81.5% |
| 2022 | 36.0% | 80.4% |
| 2021 | 35.2% | 79.4% |
| 2020 | 34.5% | 78.3% |
| 2019 | 33.9% | 77.2% |
| 2018 | 33.3% | 76.0% |
| 2017 | 32.7% | 74.9% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | 73.8% |
| 2015 | 31.4% | 72.6% |
| 2014 | 30.8% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | 30.1% | 70.2% |
| 2012 | 29.4% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | 28.8% | 67.8% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | 66.7% |
| 2009 | 27.4% | 65.5% |
| 2008 | 26.7% | 64.3% |
| 2007 | 26.0% | 63.1% |
| 2006 | 25.3% | 61.9% |
| 2005 | 24.6% | 60.7% |
| 2004 | 23.9% | 59.6% |
| 2003 | 23.1% | 58.4% |
| 2002 | 22.4% | 57.3% |
| 2001 | 21.7% | 55.6% |
| 2000 | 21.0% | 54.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.7 percentage points from 36.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 30.8%, the figure has changed by +6.7 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, Zambia has the 172nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 82.2%.