People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Niger
Niger: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 43.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% 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, rural (% of) in Niger is 43.7%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Niger peaked at 43.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2000.
Niger ranks 82nd 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 basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.4% | — |
| 2001 | 26.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 26.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 26.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 26.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 28.2% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 29.9% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 31.6% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 33.3% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 35.1% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 36.8% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 38.5% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 40.2% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 42.0% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 43.7% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 43.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 43.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 43.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.0% | 26.4% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 36.8% | 43.7% | 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22,995 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0015 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 5.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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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 43.7% 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 43.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Niger ranks 82nd 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 38.3%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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