People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Niger
Niger: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 84.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Niger, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Niger recorded 84.1% for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Niger peaked at 84.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 74.5%, in 2000.
That places Niger 79th 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.5% | — |
| 2001 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 75.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 76.5% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 77.5% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 78.5% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 79.5% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 80.4% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 81.4% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 82.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 83.4% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 84.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 84.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 84.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 84.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.0% | 74.5% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.0% | 80.4% | 84.1% | 8 |
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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)
- 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 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0057 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, 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, urban (% of) in Niger?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Niger was 84.1% 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 84.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.5% in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Niger ranks 79th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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