People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural in Nigeria
Nigeria: People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural was 48.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Nigeria, 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 Nigeria is 48.5%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Nigeria peaked at 48.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 38.4%, 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: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.4% | — |
| 2001 | 38.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 39.0% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 39.6% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 40.2% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 40.9% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 41.5% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 42.1% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 42.8% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 43.4% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 44.0% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 44.7% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 45.3% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 45.9% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 46.6% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 47.2% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 47.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 48.5% | +1.3% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 48.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 66.9%, 72% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 48.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.4%, 93% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.6% | 38.4% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.3% | 44.0% | 48.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 75 Burkina Faso 52.6% compare
- 76 Zimbabwe 52.4% compare
- 77 Gabon 51.2% compare
- 79 Rwanda 46.4% compare
- 80 Mauritania 45.2% compare
- 81 Sierra Leone 45.1% compare
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 257,921 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0729 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Nigeria?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Nigeria was 48.5% 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, rural (% of) recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 48.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.4% in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Nigeria ranks 78th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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