Sanitation facilities usage in Namibia
Namibia: Sanitation facilities usage was 1.05 million people in 2024. ▬ Flat
Sanitation facilities usage 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 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in Namibia is 1.05 million people, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Namibia peaked at 1.08 million people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 995,693 people, in 2012.
Namibia ranks 37th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.05 million people | 1.01 million people | 1.08 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 million people | 995,693 people | 1.02 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 million people | 1.03 million people | 1.05 million people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Namibia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Namibia was 1.05 million people 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 sanitation facilities usage recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 million people in 2001.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 995,693 people in 2012.
- How does Namibia rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Namibia ranks 37th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.