Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Namibia
Namibia: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 34.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Namibia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Namibia is 34.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Namibia peaked at 59.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 2024.
That places Namibia 7th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.9% | 48.6% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 38.6% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.2% | 34.7% | 37.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More infrastructure data for Namibia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 85.16 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 77,390 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.55 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0255 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 77,390 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8517 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Namibia?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Namibia was 34.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Namibia ranks 7th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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