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Sectors · Water and sanitation across SADC

Water and sanitation in Zambia

Where water and sewer networks are being extended, which works are full or failing, and how full the dams are.

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Basic drinking water: Zambia against SADC

Basic drinking water, % of population, latest year for each country. Click a bar for that country's water and sanitation page.

0%20%40%60%80%100%Mauritius99.9%Seychelles97.7%Botswana91.8%South Africa90.2%Namibia86.5%Comoros85.1%Eswatini80.4%Lesotho78.1%Zambia73.4%Malawi73.1%Angola68.0%Zimbabwe67.2%Mozambique66.6%Tanzania64.6%Madagascar55.3%DRC35.7%median 75.7%

Source: World Bank·dotzedw Insights Centre

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Bulk water and dams in Zambia

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Dam levels against last year, new dams and bulk transfer schemes, allocations.
Signals ahead
The rainfall outlook; bulk scheme completion dates.

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