People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Namibia
Namibia: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 85.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 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 using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Namibia is 85.6%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Namibia peaked at 85.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 69.4%, in 2000.
Namibia ranks 55th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.3% | 69.4% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.6% | 80.2% | 85.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 52 Ghana 88.0% compare
- 53 Comoros, Union of the 86.6% compare
- 54 Moldova 86.4% compare
- 56 Liberia 84.8% compare
- 57 Kyrgyz Republic 83.0% compare
- 58 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 82.4% compare
More health data for Namibia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,046 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 561 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 27,102 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 26,893 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 26,332 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 26,159 (2025)
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 85.6% 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 85.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.4% in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Namibia ranks 55th 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 11.2%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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