Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Namibia
Namibia: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 0.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Namibia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Namibia stood at 0.3%. 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, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Namibia peaked at 0.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2021.
Namibia ranks 186th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 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% |
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 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Namibia?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Namibia was 0.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
- How does Namibia rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Namibia ranks 186th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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