People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Namibia
Namibia: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 was 56.4% in 2017. β² Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Namibia, 2000β2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Namibia is 56.4%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Namibia peaked at 56.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 2000.
That places Namibia 61st 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 | 47.0% | 43.0% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.7% | 51.9% | 56.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 58 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 61.5% compare
- 59 Bangladesh 59.4% compare
- 60 Mauritania 57.2% compare
- 62 Burundi 56.0% compare
- 63 Eswatini 54.9% compare
- 64 Lesotho 54.2% 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)
- 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): q4 in Namibia?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Namibia was 56.4% 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): q4 recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4?
- Namibia ranks 61st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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