Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Namibia
Namibia: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre was 0.8868 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Namibia, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Namibia is 0.8868 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Namibia peaked at 1.19 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8868 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Namibia ranks 66th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Namibia, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.19 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 1.19 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.18 people per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.17 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.15 people per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.13 people per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.11 people per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.09 people per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.07 people per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.05 people per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.03 people per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.01 people per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 1 people per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.992 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9818 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9713 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.961 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9507 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9405 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9303 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9209 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9116 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9005 people per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8868 people per square kilometre | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.13 people per square kilometre | 1.05 people per square kilometre | 1.19 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9775 people per square kilometre | 0.9303 people per square kilometre | 1.03 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.905 people per square kilometre | 0.8868 people per square kilometre | 0.9209 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 63 Palestine 1.16 people per square kilometre compare
- 64 Vanuatu 1.13 people per square kilometre compare
- 65 Mauritius 0.9765 people per square kilometre compare
- 67 Colombia 0.8806 people per square kilometre compare
- 68 Bolivia 0.8645 people per square kilometre compare
- 69 Mauritania 0.7887 people per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Namibia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Namibia was 0.8868 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8868 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Namibia rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 66th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.