Population using at least basic sanitation services in Namibia
Namibia: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 24.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Namibia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using at least basic sanitation services in Namibia stood at 24.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Namibia peaked at 24.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2000.
That places Namibia 149th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 14.3% | 12.0% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 17.1% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 22.3% | 24.3% | 5 |
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More environment data for Namibia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 14.21 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.69 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.32 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0309 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0028 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 7.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0121 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.3565 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic sanitation services in Namibia?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Namibia was 24.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Namibia ranks 149th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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