Zambia - Access to basic drinking water services

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in Zambia was 48.23 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 48.23 in 2020, while its lowest value was 29.41 in 2000.

Definition: 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.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 29.41
2001 30.38
2002 31.34
2003 32.30
2004 33.25
2005 34.21
2006 35.16
2007 36.11
2008 37.06
2009 38.00
2010 38.94
2011 39.88
2012 40.82
2013 41.76
2014 42.69
2015 43.62
2016 44.54
2017 45.47
2018 46.39
2019 47.31
2020 48.23

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Zambia was 86.73 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 86.73 in 2020, while its lowest value was 83.43 in 2000.

Definition: 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.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 83.43
2001 83.59
2002 83.76
2003 83.92
2004 84.09
2005 84.25
2006 84.42
2007 84.58
2008 84.75
2009 84.91
2010 85.08
2011 85.24
2012 85.41
2013 85.57
2014 85.74
2015 85.91
2016 86.07
2017 86.24
2018 86.40
2019 86.57
2020 86.73

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Zambia was 65.41 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 65.41 in 2020, while its lowest value was 48.21 in 2000.

Definition: 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.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 48.21
2001 49.00
2002 49.93
2003 50.86
2004 51.77
2005 52.68
2006 53.58
2007 54.47
2008 55.36
2009 56.23
2010 57.10
2011 57.96
2012 58.81
2013 59.66
2014 60.50
2015 61.34
2016 62.17
2017 62.99
2018 63.80
2019 64.61
2020 65.41

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention