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

Latest (2017)
44.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
84th
of 97 countries
All-time high
44.5%
in 2014
All-time low
23.4%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Niger, 2000–2017

0102030402000200820172000: 23.42001: 23.42002: 23.42003: 23.42004: 23.42005: 25.52006: 27.62007: 29.72008: 31.82009: 342010: 36.12011: 38.22012: 40.32013: 42.42014: 44.52015: 44.52016: 44.52017: 44.5

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26.6% 23.4% 34.0% 10
2010s 41.8% 36.1% 44.5% 8

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 81 Mauritania 47.8% compare
  2. 82 Sierra Leone 47.5% compare
  3. 83 Rwanda 46.0% compare
  4. 85 Somalia 44.2% compare
  5. 86 Haiti 41.6% compare
  6. 87 Togo 40.8% compare

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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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Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q2
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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