People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Namibia
Namibia: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 was 10.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Namibia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Namibia recorded 10.6% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 59.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Namibia peaked at 10.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2000.
Namibia ranks 87th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 3.2% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 8.2% | 10.6% | 8 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,046 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 561 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4883 units per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Namibia?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Namibia was 10.6% 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): q2 recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2?
- Namibia ranks 87th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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