Namibia - Access to basic drinking water services

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in Namibia was 71.26 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 71.26 in 2020, while its lowest value was 66.01 in 2000.

Definition: 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.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 66.01
2001 66.28
2002 66.56
2003 66.84
2004 67.11
2005 67.39
2006 67.67
2007 67.94
2008 68.22
2009 68.49
2010 68.77
2011 69.04
2012 69.32
2013 69.59
2014 69.87
2015 70.14
2016 70.42
2017 70.69
2018 70.96
2019 71.26
2020 71.26

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Namibia was 96.27 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 98.00 in 2000, while its lowest value was 96.25 in 2018.

Definition: 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.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 98.00
2001 97.91
2002 97.81
2003 97.71
2004 97.62
2005 97.52
2006 97.42
2007 97.32
2008 97.23
2009 97.13
2010 97.03
2011 96.93
2012 96.84
2013 96.74
2014 96.64
2015 96.54
2016 96.45
2017 96.35
2018 96.25
2019 96.27
2020 96.27

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Namibia was 84.27 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 84.27 in 2020, while its lowest value was 76.37 in 2000.

Definition: 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.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 76.37
2001 76.69
2002 77.11
2003 77.55
2004 77.99
2005 78.43
2006 78.86
2007 79.28
2008 79.70
2009 80.12
2010 80.53
2011 80.93
2012 81.34
2013 81.74
2014 82.14
2015 82.52
2016 82.90
2017 83.26
2018 83.62
2019 84.02
2020 84.27

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention