Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Namibia

Namibia: Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities was 24.25 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
24.25
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
150th
of 175 countries
All-time high
24.25
in 2024
All-time low
11.99
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Namibia, 2000–2024

05101520252000201220242000: 122001: 12.52002: 132003: 13.52004: 142005: 14.52006: 152007: 15.52008: 16.12009: 16.62010: 17.12011: 17.62012: 18.12013: 18.62014: 19.22015: 19.72016: 20.22017: 20.72018: 21.22019: 21.82020: 22.32021: 22.82022: 23.32023: 23.82024: 24.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Namibia recorded 24.25 for share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Namibia peaked at 24.25 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.99, in 2000.

That places Namibia 150th out of 175 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.28 11.99 16.57 10
2010s 19.42 17.09 21.75 10
2020s 23.25 22.25 24.25 5

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 147 Cameroon 24.89 compare
  2. 148 Gabon 24.6 compare
  3. 149 Cote d'Ivoire 24.31 compare
  4. 151 Haiti 24.06 compare
  5. 152 Gambia 24.05 compare
  6. 153 Angola 23.55 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Namibia?
Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Namibia was 24.25 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 24.25 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 11.99 in 2000.
How does Namibia rank for share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities?
Namibia ranks 150th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 4,269 data points, 2000–2024
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