People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Namibia
Namibia: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.3127 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Namibia, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Namibia is 0.3127 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Namibia peaked at 0.5764 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3127 people per person, in 2024.
That places Namibia 23rd out of 171 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.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Namibia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5764 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.5678 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5565 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5446 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5328 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.521 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5091 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4974 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4856 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.474 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4624 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4508 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4391 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4275 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4159 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4045 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3933 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3823 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3716 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3611 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3509 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.341 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3313 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3219 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3127 people per person | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5265 people per person | 0.474 people per person | 0.5764 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4108 people per person | 0.3611 people per person | 0.4624 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3316 people per person | 0.3127 people per person | 0.3509 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More reference data data for Namibia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0579 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0157 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1306 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0853 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Namibia?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Namibia was 0.3127 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5764 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3127 people per person in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Namibia ranks 23rd out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.