People using at least basic sanitation services in Niger
Niger: People using at least basic sanitation services was 16.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Niger, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Niger recorded 16.3% for people using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Niger peaked at 16.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2000.
That places Niger 207th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 6.5% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 10.5% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 14.5% | 16.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 204 Liberia 23.3% compare
- 205 Benin 22.2% compare
- 206 Congo 20.6% compare
- 208 Democratic Republic of Congo 16.3% compare
- 209 Madagascar 15.4% compare
- 210 South Sudan 14.4% compare
More health data for Niger
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 423,756 (2025)
- Population, male 50.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 425,555 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 439,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 417,693 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 7.01 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 12.91 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 431,792 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 409,736 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 393,646 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Niger?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Niger was 16.3% 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 sanitation services recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Niger ranks 207th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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 sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.