People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Namibia
Namibia: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 was 33.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Namibia, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 33.8% for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Namibia peaked at 38.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 33.8%, in 2015.
That places Namibia 7th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Namibia, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.6% | — |
| 2001 | 38.3% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 38.0% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 37.7% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 37.3% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 37.0% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 36.7% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 36.4% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 36.1% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 35.7% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 35.4% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 35.1% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 34.8% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 34.5% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 34.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 33.8% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 33.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 33.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.2% | 35.7% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 33.8% | 35.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Namibia?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Namibia was 33.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.8% in 2015.
- How does Namibia rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5?
- Namibia ranks 7th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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