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Zambia: People using at least basic sanitation services

37.48percent · 2024+21.8% since 2014

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. Annual figures for Zambia from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202437.476
202336.739
202235.995
202135.244
202034.487
201933.895
201833.29
201732.674
201632.048
201531.411
201430.764
201330.109
201229.445
201128.773
201028.094
200927.408
200826.714
200726.012
200625.304
200524.59
200423.87
200323.144
200222.414
200121.679
200021.042

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). People using at least basic sanitation services. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-sanitation-services (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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