People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Niger

Niger: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 43.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
43.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
66th
of 97 countries
All-time high
43.8%
in 2014
All-time low
24.3%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

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

0102030402000200820172000: 24.3 lowest2001: 24.3 lowest2002: 24.3 lowest2003: 24.3 lowest2004: 24.3 lowest2005: 26.2 lowest2006: 28.2 lowest2007: 30.1 lowest2008: 32.1 lowest2009: 34 lowest2010: 36 lowest2011: 37.9 lowest2012: 39.9 lowest2013: 41.8 lowest2014: 43.8 lowest2015: 43.8 lowest2016: 43.8 lowest2017: 43.8 lowest

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.

Analysis

Niger recorded 43.8% for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 45.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Niger peaked at 43.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 2000.

That places Niger 66th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Niger, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest) in Niger, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 24.3%
2001 24.3% +0.0%
2002 24.3% +0.0%
2003 24.3% +0.0%
2004 24.3% +0.0%
2005 26.2% +8.0%
2006 28.2% +7.4%
2007 30.1% +6.9%
2008 32.1% +6.5%
2009 34.0% +6.1%
2010 36.0% +5.7%
2011 37.9% +5.4%
2012 39.9% +5.1%
2013 41.8% +4.9%
2014 43.8% +4.7%
2015 43.8% +0.0%
2016 43.8% +0.0%
2017 43.8% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27.2% 24.3% 34.0% 10
2010s 41.4% 36.0% 43.8% 8

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 63 Ghana 48.0% compare
  2. 64 Burkina Faso 47.4% compare
  3. 65 Guinea-Bissau 43.9% compare
  4. 67 Afghanistan 43.7% compare
  5. 68 South Africa 43.5% compare
  6. 69 Nicaragua 43.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Niger?
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Niger was 43.8% 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, rural (% of) recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 43.8% in 2014.
What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2000.
How does Niger rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
Niger ranks 66th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
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, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
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