People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.3993 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Zambia, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Zambia is 0.3993 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.6944 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3993 people per person, in 2024.
Zambia ranks 25th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6944 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.683 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6701 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6573 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6446 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6319 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6192 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6067 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5941 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5816 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5692 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5568 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5444 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5321 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5198 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5076 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4954 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4832 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4711 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.459 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4469 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4349 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.423 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4111 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3993 people per person | -2.9% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.3993 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2638 people per person, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.3993 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3662 people per person, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6383 people per person | 0.5816 people per person | 0.6944 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5139 people per person | 0.459 people per person | 0.5692 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4231 people per person | 0.3993 people per person | 0.4469 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Zambia?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Zambia was 0.3993 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6944 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3993 people per person in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 25th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. 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 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 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 not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People 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)
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People 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.