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

Latest (2017)
3.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
88th
of 97 countries
All-time high
3.8%
in 2015
All-time low
1.1%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Namibia, 2000–2017

12342000200820172000: 1.1 lowest2001: 1.3 lowest2002: 1.5 lowest2003: 1.7 lowest2004: 1.8 lowest2005: 2 lowest2006: 2.2 lowest2007: 2.4 lowest2008: 2.5 lowest2009: 2.7 lowest2010: 2.9 lowest2011: 3.1 lowest2012: 3.3 lowest2013: 3.4 lowest2014: 3.6 lowest2015: 3.8 lowest2016: 3.8 lowest2017: 3.8 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 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

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest) in Namibia, 2000 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.9% 1.1% 2.7% 10
2010s 3.5% 2.9% 3.8% 8

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 85 Uganda 5.4% compare
  2. 86 Ethiopia 5.1% compare
  3. 87 Mauritania 4.0% compare
  4. 89 Sierra Leone 3.5% compare
  5. 90 Niger 3.1% compare
  6. 91 Togo 2.8% compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

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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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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of 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, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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