People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Nigeria
Nigeria: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 71.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Nigeria, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Nigeria stood at 71.5%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Nigeria peaked at 71.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 45.2%, in 2000.
That places Nigeria 82nd 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, urban (% of) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.2% | — |
| 2001 | 45.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 46.9% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 48.5% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 50.2% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 51.8% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 53.4% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 55.1% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 56.7% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 58.3% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 61.6% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 63.3% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 64.9% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 66.5% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 68.2% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 69.8% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 71.5% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.1% | 45.2% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 60.0% | 71.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Nigeria?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Nigeria was 71.5% 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, urban (% of) recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 71.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.2% in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Nigeria ranks 82nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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