People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Zambia
Zambia: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.3084 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Zambia, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Zambia stood at 0.3084 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Zambia peaked at 0.5762 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3084 people per person, in 2024.
That places Zambia 24th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Zambia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5762 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.5662 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.554 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5418 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5297 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5177 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5059 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4941 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4824 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4709 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4594 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4481 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4368 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4256 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4145 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4035 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3925 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3817 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3709 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3602 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3496 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3392 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3288 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3186 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3084 people per person | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5239 people per person | 0.4709 people per person | 0.5762 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4093 people per person | 0.3602 people per person | 0.4594 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3289 people per person | 0.3084 people per person | 0.3496 people per person | 5 |
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More reference data data for Zambia
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2025)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 40.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Zambia?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Zambia was 0.3084 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5762 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3084 people per person in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Zambia ranks 24th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.