Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.2366 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Namibia, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Namibia is 0.2366 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Namibia peaked at 0.5407 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2366 people per person, in 2024.
Namibia ranks 10th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5407 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.5291 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.515 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5004 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.486 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4717 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4576 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4436 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4297 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.416 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4025 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3891 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3758 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3626 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3496 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3368 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3244 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3122 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3004 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.289 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2778 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.267 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2566 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2464 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2366 people per person | -4.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.2366 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0665 people per person, 3.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.2366 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0994 people per person, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.479 people per person | 0.416 people per person | 0.5407 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3442 people per person | 0.289 people per person | 0.4025 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2569 people per person | 0.2366 people per person | 0.2778 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 7 Togo 0.3164 people per person compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 0.2827 people per person compare
- 9 Liberia 0.2641 people per person compare
- 11 Central African Republic 0.217 people per person compare
- 12 Madagascar 0.2147 people per person compare
- 13 Angola 0.2091 people per person compare
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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Namibia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Namibia was 0.2366 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5407 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2366 people per person in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 10th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 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.
About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.