Access to clean water — all countries

Access to clean water — Namibia

Access to clean water in Namibia in 2024 — 86.5%. Ranked 157 in the world out of 202. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 10.3 pp.

2024 86.5% +0.4 pp vs 2023
World rank 157of 202
Period maximum 86.5%2024
Period minimum 76.2%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to clean water — Namibia, 2000–2024758085902000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 76.2%2001: 76.6%2002: 77.1%2003: 77.6%2004: 78.1%2005: 78.5%2006: 79%2007: 79.5%2008: 79.9%2009: 80.4%2010: 80.8%2011: 81.3%2012: 81.7%2013: 82.1%2014: 82.6%2015: 83%2016: 83.4%2017: 83.8%2018: 84.1%2019: 84.6%2020: 85%2021: 85.4%2022: 85.8%2023: 86.1%2024: 86.5%
Change over the period: +10.3 pp Annual average: 0.43 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Namibia

Namibia 86.5%
World 91.5%
Southern Africa computed 89.5%
Access to clean water — Namibia, by year Namibia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 86.5 +0.4 pp
2023 86.1 +0.4 pp
2022 85.8 +0.4 pp
2021 85.4 +0.4 pp
2020 85 +0.4 pp
2019 84.6 +0.4 pp
2018 84.1 +0.4 pp
2017 83.8 +0.4 pp
2016 83.4 +0.4 pp
2015 83 +0.4 pp
2014 82.6 +0.4 pp
2013 82.1 +0.4 pp
2012 81.7 +0.4 pp
2011 81.3 +0.4 pp
2010 80.8 +0.4 pp
2009 80.4 +0.5 pp
2008 79.9 +0.5 pp
2007 79.5 +0.5 pp
2006 79 +0.5 pp
2005 78.5 +0.5 pp
2004 78.1 +0.5 pp
2003 77.6 +0.5 pp
2002 77.1 +0.5 pp
2001 76.6 +0.4 pp
2000 76.2

Southern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sources of drinking water — piped supply, protected wells and springs located no further than 30 minutes away round trip. An improved source does not guarantee that the water is safe, but it is the minimum threshold below which the risk of intestinal infections rises sharply.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.