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Zambia: People using safely managed drinking water services, urban

50.18percent · 2024-5.5% since 2014

The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. 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
202450.185
202350.491
202250.795
202151.095
202051.391
201951.684
201851.973
201752.259
201652.541
201552.82
201453.096
201353.115
201252.373
201151.635
201050.901
200950.171
200849.446
200748.724
200648.006
200547.293
200446.583
200345.878
200245.176
200144.479
200043.786

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 safely managed drinking water services, urban. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-safely-managed-drinking-water-services-urban (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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