People using at least basic sanitation services in Nigeria
Nigeria: People using at least basic sanitation services was 47.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Nigeria, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic sanitation services in Nigeria stood at 47.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Nigeria peaked at 47.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 2000.
That places Nigeria 179th 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 | 30.6% | 28.0% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.8% | 34.7% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 44.4% | 47.9% | 5 |
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- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 3.21 million (2025)
- Population, male 50.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 3.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 3.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 3.13 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 66.10 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 96.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 3.22 million (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 3.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 3.14 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Nigeria?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Nigeria was 47.9% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 47.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Nigeria ranks 179th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.