Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Namibia
Namibia: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.387 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas, per square kilometre in Namibia is 0.387 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 75.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Namibia peaked at 0.387 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1139 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Namibia 46th out of 182 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Namibia, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1139 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.1193 people per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1259 people per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1326 people per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1393 people per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1463 people per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1536 people per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1612 people per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1693 people per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1778 people per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1868 people per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1965 people per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2077 people per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2204 people per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2337 people per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2477 people per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2625 people per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2781 people per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2944 people per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3114 people per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3296 people per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3487 people per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.368 people per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.387 people per square kilometre | +5.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.387 people per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2257 people per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.387 people per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5739 people per square kilometre, 67% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1439 people per square kilometre | 0.1139 people per square kilometre | 0.1778 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2439 people per square kilometre | 0.1868 people per square kilometre | 0.3114 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3583 people per square kilometre | 0.3296 people per square kilometre | 0.387 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 43 Solomon Islands 0.574 people per square kilometre compare
- 44 Chad 0.5739 people per square kilometre compare
- 45 Senegal 0.5244 people per square kilometre compare
- 47 Sudan 0.3756 people per square kilometre compare
- 48 Malawi 0.3709 people per square kilometre compare
- 49 Cameroon 0.3252 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 urban areas, per square kilometre in Namibia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Namibia was 0.387 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.387 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1139 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 46th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban 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 urban areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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.
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Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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.