People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Namibia

Namibia: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 67.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
67.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
62nd
of 97 countries
All-time high
67.4%
in 2015
All-time low
55.7%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Namibia, 2000–2017

02040602000200820172000: 55.72001: 56.52002: 57.32003: 58.12004: 58.82005: 59.62006: 60.42007: 61.22008: 61.92009: 62.72010: 63.52011: 64.32012: 65.12013: 65.82014: 66.62015: 67.42016: 67.42017: 67.4

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

Analysis

The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Namibia is 67.4%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Namibia peaked at 67.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 55.7%, in 2000.

That places Namibia 62nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 59.2% 55.7% 62.7% 10
2010s 65.9% 63.5% 67.4% 8

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 59 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 72.8% compare
  2. 60 Congo 71.9% compare
  3. 61 Cambodia 67.8% compare
  4. 63 Guinea 64.8% compare
  5. 64 Lesotho 63.7% compare
  6. 65 Malawi 62.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Namibia?
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Namibia was 67.4% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 67.4% in 2015.
What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 55.7% in 2000.
How does Namibia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
Namibia ranks 62nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q2
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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