People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Namibia
Namibia: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural was 74.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Namibia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 74.3% for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Namibia peaked at 74.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.8%, in 2000.
Namibia ranks 130th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.4% | 65.8% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.9% | 69.3% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.6% | 72.8% | 74.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 127 Oman 76.3% compare
- 128 Afghanistan 74.8% compare
- 129 Eswatini 74.4% compare
- 131 Sao Tome and Principe 73.4% compare
- 132 South Africa 73.0% compare
- 133 Lesotho 70.6% compare
More health data for Namibia
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 29,210 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 43,578 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 27,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 28,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 30,096 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 31,695 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 31,119 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 29,582 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Namibia?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Namibia was 74.3% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.8% in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural?
- Namibia ranks 130th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.