People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Namibia
Namibia: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 51.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Namibia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Namibia is 51.5%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Namibia peaked at 51.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 2000.
Namibia ranks 64th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.0% | — |
| 2001 | 42.6% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 43.2% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 43.9% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 44.5% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 45.1% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 45.8% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 46.4% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 47.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 47.7% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 48.3% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 48.9% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 49.6% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 50.2% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 50.8% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 51.5% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 51.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 51.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.8% | 42.0% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 48.3% | 51.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Namibia?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Namibia was 51.5% 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, rural (% of rural) recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Namibia ranks 64th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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