People using at least: Q4 … drinking Q4 in Namibia
Namibia: People using at least: Q4 … drinking Q4 was 98.8% 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
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Namibia stood at 98.8%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Namibia peaked at 98.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 90.6%, in 2000.
That places Namibia 34th 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.
People using at least: Q4 … drinking Q4 in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.6% | — |
| 2001 | 91.2% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 91.7% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 92.3% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 92.8% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 93.3% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 93.9% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 94.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 95.5% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 96.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 96.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 97.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 97.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 98.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 98.8% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 98.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88.7%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 98.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.9%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.1% | 90.6% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 96.1% | 98.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 31 Kazakhstan 99.0% compare
- 32 Philippines 99.0% compare
- 33 Bangladesh 98.9% compare
- 35 Nepal 98.4% compare
- 36 Mongolia 97.9% compare
- 37 Peru 97.6% 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 561 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0644 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0646 units per person (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 98.8% 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 98.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.6% in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Namibia ranks 34th 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 4.6%. 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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