People practicing open defecation, rural in Namibia
Namibia: People practicing open defecation, rural was 53.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in Namibia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, rural in Namibia is 53.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Namibia peaked at 80.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 53.5%, in 2024.
That places Namibia 10th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.0% | — |
| 2001 | 78.8% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 77.7% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 76.6% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 75.5% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 74.4% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 73.3% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 72.2% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 71.1% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 70.0% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 68.9% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 67.8% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 66.7% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 65.6% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 64.5% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 63.4% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 62.3% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 61.2% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 60.1% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 59.0% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 57.9% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 56.8% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 55.7% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 54.6% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 53.5% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.0% | 70.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.0% | 59.0% | 68.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.7% | 53.5% | 57.9% | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1839 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1826 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Namibia?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Namibia was 53.5% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.5% in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Namibia ranks 10th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.