People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Nigeria
Nigeria: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 97.0% 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 highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Nigeria is 97.0%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Nigeria peaked at 97.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 89.6%, in 2000.
Nigeria ranks 69th of 97 countries on this measure, 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, urban (% of) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89.6% | — |
| 2001 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 90.1% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 90.6% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 91.0% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 91.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 92.0% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 92.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 92.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 93.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 93.8% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 94.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 94.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 95.2% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 95.7% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 96.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 96.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.3% | 89.6% | 93.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.4% | 93.8% | 97.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 66 Tajikistan 97.2% compare
- 67 Guinea 97.1% compare
- 68 Madagascar 97.0% compare
- 70 Niger 96.9% compare
- 71 Malawi 96.9% compare
- 72 Burkina Faso 96.8% 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0314 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0325 units per person (2025)
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 97.0% 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 97.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.6% in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Nigeria ranks 69th 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 4.9%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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