Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Namibia
Namibia: Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services was 86 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Namibia, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Namibia stood at 86 %. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Namibia peaked at 86 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 76 %, in 2000.
Namibia ranks 154th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.3 % | 76 % | 80 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.8 % | 81 % | 85 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.6 % | 85 % | 86 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More environment data for Namibia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.93 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 7.57 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 100.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 46.16 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 97.91 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 38,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.03 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 13.51 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 2.06 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 798.49 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Namibia?
- Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Namibia was 86 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 86 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76 % in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services?
- Namibia ranks 154th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.