Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Namibia
Namibia: Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population was 98.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population 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
The most recent figure for using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Namibia is 98.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Namibia peaked at 98.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 98.6%, in 2000.
Namibia ranks 123rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.6% | 98.6% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 98.7% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.7% | 98.7% | 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 using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Namibia?
- Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Namibia was 98.7% 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 using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.6% in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population?
- Namibia ranks 123rd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.