Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Zambia
Zambia: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.1025 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Zambia, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.1025 people per square kilometre for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Zambia peaked at 0.1651 people per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1025 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Zambia ranks 73rd of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Zambia, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1565 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.1568 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1583 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1596 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1608 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.162 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1631 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1641 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1648 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1651 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1649 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1641 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1627 people per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1608 people per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1583 people per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1551 people per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1514 people per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1469 people per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1417 people per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1356 people per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1287 people per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1209 people per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1121 people per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1025 people per square kilometre | -8.6% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.1025 people per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2257 people per square kilometre, 45% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.1025 people per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5739 people per square kilometre, 18% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1611 people per square kilometre | 0.1565 people per square kilometre | 0.1651 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1541 people per square kilometre | 0.1356 people per square kilometre | 0.1649 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1161 people per square kilometre | 0.1025 people per square kilometre | 0.1287 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 70 Vanuatu 0.1198 people per square kilometre compare
- 71 Panama 0.1101 people per square kilometre compare
- 72 Gabon 0.1068 people per square kilometre compare
- 74 Morocco 0.0799 people per square kilometre compare
- 75 Mauritania 0.0748 people per square kilometre compare
- 76 Cuba 0.0723 people per square kilometre compare
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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Zambia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Zambia was 0.1025 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1651 people per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1025 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Zambia rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Zambia ranks 73rd out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.