People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Niger
Niger: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 47.0% 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
Niger recorded 47.0% for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Niger peaked at 47.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 2000.
That places Niger 96th 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.
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.4% | — |
| 2001 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 29.4% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 31.3% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 33.3% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 35.2% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 37.2% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 39.2% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 41.1% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 43.1% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 45.0% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 47.0% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.4% | 27.4% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.5% | 39.2% | 47.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 93 Madagascar 50.2% compare
- 94 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 48.2% compare
- 95 Uganda 48.1% compare
- 97 Ethiopia 45.2% compare
More health data for Niger
- 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 47.0% 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 47.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Niger ranks 96th 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 41.1%. 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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