Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Namibia
Namibia: Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources was 0.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Namibia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Namibia is 0.3%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Namibia peaked at 0.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2021.
Namibia ranks 173rd of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9% | — |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.9%, 4% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.2%, 7% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More environment data for Namibia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Namibia?
- Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Namibia was 0.3% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
- How does Namibia rank for freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources?
- Namibia ranks 173rd out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%).