Basic sanitation access in Namibia
38.7% of people in Namibia used at least basic sanitation services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Namibia, 2024
38.7%
Change from 2023
+0.3percentage points
World, 2024
82.2%
Position in 2024
170th of 193
Basic sanitation access in Namibia over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Namibia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38.7% | 82.2% |
| 2023 | 38.4% | 81.5% |
| 2022 | 38.1% | 80.4% |
| 2021 | 37.7% | 79.4% |
| 2020 | 37.3% | 78.3% |
| 2019 | 36.9% | 77.2% |
| 2018 | 36.5% | 76.0% |
| 2017 | 36.1% | 74.9% |
| 2016 | 35.7% | 73.8% |
| 2015 | 35.2% | 72.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 38.4% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 34.8%, the figure has changed by +3.9 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, Namibia has the 170th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 82.2%.