Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Namibia
Namibia: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 6.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not 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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Namibia stood at 6.5%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Namibia peaked at 16.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2024.
That places Namibia 52nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3% | 12.2% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 8.2% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 6.5% | 7.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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 share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Namibia?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Namibia was 6.5% 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 share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Namibia ranks 52nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. 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 Share of population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.