People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Namibia
Namibia: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 82.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Namibia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Namibia is 82.1%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Namibia peaked at 89.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 82.1%, in 2015.
Namibia ranks 2nd of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89.4% | — |
| 2001 | 88.9% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 88.4% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 87.9% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 87.4% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 87.0% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 86.5% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 85.5% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 85.0% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 84.5% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 84.0% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 83.6% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 83.1% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 82.6% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 82.1% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 82.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 82.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.2% | 85.0% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.0% | 82.1% | 84.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Namibia?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Namibia was 82.1% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.1% in 2015.
- How does Namibia rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- Namibia ranks 2nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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