People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Namibia
Namibia: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 was 3.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Namibia, 2000–2017
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 sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Namibia is 3.8%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 59.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Namibia peaked at 3.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2000.
Namibia ranks 88th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Namibia, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1% | — |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +15.6% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.9% | 3.8% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Namibia?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Namibia was 3.8% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1?
- Namibia ranks 88th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.7%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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