Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in Zambia
Zambia: Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic was 18.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in Zambia, 1992–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 18.4% for annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in 2022. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in Zambia peaked at 18.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 1994.
Zambia ranks 95th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 17.2% | — |
| 1993 | 16.5% | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 15.8% | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 16.2% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 16.5% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 16.9% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 17.2% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 17.6% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 18.0% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 18.2% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 18.4% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.7% | 15.8% | 17.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 18.0% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 18.4% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 18.4% | 18.4% | 3 |
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More infrastructure data for Zambia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 23.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.7 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 73,688 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3457 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 73,688 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.09 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in Zambia?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in Zambia was 18.4% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 1994.
- How does Zambia rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic?
- Zambia ranks 95th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater withdrawal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.