People using at least: Q2 … drinking Q2 in Nigeria
Nigeria: People using at least: Q2 … drinking Q2 was 50.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Nigeria, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 50.5% for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Nigeria peaked at 50.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2000.
Nigeria ranks 78th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least: Q2 … drinking Q2 in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.4% | — |
| 2001 | 20.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 22.3% | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 24.2% | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 26.0% | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 27.9% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 29.8% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 31.7% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 33.6% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 35.4% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 37.3% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 39.2% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 41.1% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 44.8% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 46.7% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 48.6% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 50.5% | +3.9% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 50.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.8%, 74% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 50.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.7%, 96% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.2% | 20.4% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 37.3% | 50.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Nigeria?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Nigeria was 50.5% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Nigeria ranks 78th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.3%. 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 (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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