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

Namibia: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 54.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
54.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
60th
of 97 countries
All-time high
54.7%
in 2015
All-time low
49.7%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

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

02040602000200820172000: 49.7 lowest2001: 50.1 lowest2002: 50.4 lowest2003: 50.7 lowest2004: 51.1 lowest2005: 51.4 lowest2006: 51.7 lowest2007: 52.1 lowest2008: 52.4 lowest2009: 52.7 lowest2010: 53.1 lowest2011: 53.4 lowest2012: 53.7 lowest2013: 54.1 lowest2014: 54.4 lowest2015: 54.7 lowest2016: 54.7 lowest2017: 54.7 lowest

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Namibia is 54.7%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Namibia peaked at 54.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 49.7%, in 2000.

Namibia ranks 60th 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.

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest) in Namibia, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 49.7%
2001 50.1% +0.7%
2002 50.4% +0.7%
2003 50.7% +0.7%
2004 51.1% +0.7%
2005 51.4% +0.7%
2006 51.7% +0.6%
2007 52.1% +0.6%
2008 52.4% +0.6%
2009 52.7% +0.6%
2010 53.1% +0.6%
2011 53.4% +0.6%
2012 53.7% +0.6%
2013 54.1% +0.6%
2014 54.4% +0.6%
2015 54.7% +0.6%
2016 54.7% +0.0%
2017 54.7% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 51.2% 49.7% 52.7% 10
2010s 54.1% 53.1% 54.7% 8

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 57 Burundi 55.2% compare
  2. 58 Benin 55.0% compare
  3. 59 Lesotho 54.9% compare
  4. 61 Mali 48.7% compare
  5. 62 Côte d'Ivoire 48.6% compare
  6. 63 Ghana 48.0% compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Namibia?
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Namibia was 54.7% 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, rural (% of) recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 54.7% in 2015.
What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 49.7% in 2000.
How does Namibia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
Namibia ranks 60th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
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, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
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