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Zambia: People using at least basic drinking water services

73.41percent · 2024+17.2% since 2014

The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water. Annual figures for Zambia from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202473.412
202372.359
202271.296
202170.223
202069.14
201968.079
201867.007
201765.926
201664.835
201563.735
201462.625
201361.507
201260.379
201159.243
201058.099
200956.944
200855.779
200754.603
200653.416
200552.219
200451.012
200349.795
200248.567
200147.329
200046.231

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). People using at least basic drinking water services. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-drinking-water-services-sh-h2o-basw-zs (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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