Improved sanitation facilities vs gdp per capita in Zambia

Zambia: Improved sanitation facilities vs gdp per capita was 60.07 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
60.07
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
201st
of 225 countries
All-time high
60.07
in 2024
All-time low
30.56
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Improved sanitation facilities vs gdp per capita in Zambia, 2000–2024

02040602000201220242000: 30.62001: 31.72002: 332003: 34.32004: 35.52005: 36.82006: 38.12007: 39.32008: 40.62009: 41.82010: 43.12011: 44.32012: 45.62013: 46.82014: 482015: 49.22016: 50.52017: 51.72018: 52.92019: 54.12020: 55.32021: 56.52022: 57.72023: 58.92024: 60.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Zambia recorded 60.07 for improved sanitation facilities vs gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, improved sanitation facilities vs gdp per capita in Zambia peaked at 60.07 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.56, in 2000.

That places Zambia 201st out of 225 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Improved sanitation facilities vs gdp per capita in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Improved sanitation facilities vs gdp per capita in Zambia, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 30.56
2001 31.7 +3.7%
2002 32.99 +4.1%
2003 34.27 +3.9%
2004 35.54 +3.7%
2005 36.81 +3.6%
2006 38.08 +3.4%
2007 39.33 +3.3%
2008 40.59 +3.2%
2009 41.84 +3.1%
2010 43.08 +3.0%
2011 44.32 +2.9%
2012 45.56 +2.8%
2013 46.79 +2.7%
2014 48.02 +2.6%
2015 49.24 +2.6%
2016 50.46 +2.5%
2017 51.68 +2.4%
2018 52.89 +2.3%
2019 54.1 +2.3%
2020 55.31 +2.2%
2021 56.51 +2.2%
2022 57.7 +2.1%
2023 58.89 +2.1%
2024 60.07 +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 36.17 30.56 41.84 10
2010s 48.61 43.08 54.1 10
2020s 57.69 55.31 60.07 5

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 198 Burkina Faso 62.99 compare
  2. 199 Guinea 62.68 compare
  3. 200 Greenland 62.5 compare
  4. 202 Gambia 59.93 compare
  5. 203 Sierra Leone 59.53 compare
  6. 204 Burundi 57.78 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is improved sanitation facilities vs gdp per capita in Zambia?
Improved sanitation facilities vs gdp per capita in Zambia was 60.07 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest improved sanitation facilities vs gdp per capita recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 60.07 in 2024.
What is the lowest improved sanitation facilities vs gdp per capita recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 30.56 in 2000.
How does Zambia rank for improved sanitation facilities vs gdp per capita?
Zambia ranks 201st out of 225 countries with data for 2024.
Is improved sanitation facilities vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zambia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Improved sanitation facilities vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Improved sanitation facilities vs gdp per capita
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
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