People using at least: Q5 (highest) … sanitation Q5 highest in Namibia
Namibia: People using at least: Q5 (highest) … sanitation Q5 highest was 87.4% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Namibia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 87.4% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Namibia peaked at 88.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 87.4%, in 2015.
That places Namibia 55th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
People using at least: Q5 (highest) … sanitation Q5 highest in Namibia, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.4% | — |
| 2001 | 88.3% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 88.2% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 88.2% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 88.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 88.0% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 87.9% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 87.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 87.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 87.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 87.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 87.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 87.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 87.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 87.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 87.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 74.5%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 87.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.9%, 1.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.1% | 87.8% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.5% | 87.4% | 87.7% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Namibia?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Namibia was 87.4% 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): q5 recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.4% in 2015.
- How does Namibia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5?
- Namibia ranks 55th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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