People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Namibia
Namibia: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 98.8% in 2017. β² Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Namibia, 2000β2017
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.
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, Republic of 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)
- 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 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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