Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Namibia
Namibia: Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities was 52.7 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Namibia, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 52.7 for proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Namibia peaked at 52.7 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.86, in 2000.
That places Namibia 214th out of 231 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 | 39.45 | 35.86 | 43.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.15 | 43.9 | 50.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.73 | 50.71 | 52.7 | 5 |
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More population data for Namibia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 3,780 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.52 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4525 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.091 (2100)
- Population density 7.16 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 357,079 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.091 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -0.0311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 5,258 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Namibia?
- Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Namibia was 52.7 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.7 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.86 in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Namibia ranks 214th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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