People using improved drinking water sources in Namibia
Namibia: People using improved drinking water sources was 110,293 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources in Namibia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, people using improved drinking water sources in Namibia stood at 110,293 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Namibia peaked at 165,818 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 110,293 people, in 2024.
Namibia ranks 84th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Namibia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 165,818 people | — |
| 2001 | 165,154 people | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 163,159 people | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 160,451 people | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 157,412 people | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 154,295 people | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 151,169 people | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 148,079 people | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 145,041 people | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 142,066 people | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 139,147 people | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 136,410 people | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 134,246 people | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 132,497 people | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 130,668 people | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 128,799 people | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 126,929 people | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 125,055 people | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 123,173 people | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 121,268 people | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 119,443 people | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 117,611 people | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 115,518 people | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 113,075 people | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 110,293 people | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 155,264 people | 142,066 people | 165,818 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 129,819 people | 121,268 people | 139,147 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 115,188 people | 110,293 people | 119,443 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 81 Solomon Islands 150,843 people compare
- 82 Mongolia 133,994 people compare
- 83 Azerbaijan 122,236 people compare
- 85 Kyrgyzstan 94,320 people compare
- 86 Gabon 93,959 people compare
- 87 Botswana 89,250 people compare
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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -13.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0128 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -8.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Namibia?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Namibia was 110,293 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 165,818 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 110,293 people in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Namibia ranks 84th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.