Access to clean water — all countries

Access to clean water — Zambia

Access to clean water in Zambia in 2024 — 73.4%. Ranked 176 in the world out of 202. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 27.2 pp.

2024 73.4% +1.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 176of 202
Period maximum 73.4%2024
Period minimum 46.2%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to clean water — Zambia, 2000–202440506070802000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 46.2%2001: 47.3%2002: 48.6%2003: 49.8%2004: 51%2005: 52.2%2006: 53.4%2007: 54.6%2008: 55.8%2009: 56.9%2010: 58.1%2011: 59.2%2012: 60.4%2013: 61.5%2014: 62.6%2015: 63.7%2016: 64.8%2017: 65.9%2018: 67%2019: 68.1%2020: 69.1%2021: 70.2%2022: 71.3%2023: 72.4%2024: 73.4%
Change over the period: +27.2 pp Annual average: 1.13 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Zambia

Zambia 73.4%
World 91.5%
Eastern Africa computed 62.5%
Access to clean water — Zambia, by year Zambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 73.4 +1.1 pp
2023 72.4 +1.1 pp
2022 71.3 +1.1 pp
2021 70.2 +1.1 pp
2020 69.1 +1.1 pp
2019 68.1 +1.1 pp
2018 67 +1.1 pp
2017 65.9 +1.1 pp
2016 64.8 +1.1 pp
2015 63.7 +1.1 pp
2014 62.6 +1.1 pp
2013 61.5 +1.1 pp
2012 60.4 +1.1 pp
2011 59.2 +1.1 pp
2010 58.1 +1.2 pp
2009 56.9 +1.2 pp
2008 55.8 +1.2 pp
2007 54.6 +1.2 pp
2006 53.4 +1.2 pp
2005 52.2 +1.2 pp
2004 51 +1.2 pp
2003 49.8 +1.2 pp
2002 48.6 +1.2 pp
2001 47.3 +1.1 pp
2000 46.2

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sources of drinking water — piped supply, protected wells and springs located no further than 30 minutes away round trip. An improved source does not guarantee that the water is safe, but it is the minimum threshold below which the risk of intestinal infections rises sharply.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.