People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Niger
Niger: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 44.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Niger, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Niger is 44.5%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Niger peaked at 44.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2000.
That places Niger 84th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.6% | 23.4% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 36.1% | 44.5% | 8 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 887.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22,995 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0262 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 3.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4923 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Niger?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Niger was 44.5% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Niger ranks 84th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. 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 (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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