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Zambia: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban

43.30percent · 2024-0.5% 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
202443.302
202342.975
202242.649
202142.322
202041.995
201942.27
201842.535
201742.791
201643.037
201543.274
201443.502
201343.72
201243.929
201144.128
201044.318
200944.498
200844.669
200744.831
200644.983
200545.126
200445.259
200345.383
200245.497
200145.602
200045.697

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

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