People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (%) in Nigeria
Nigeria: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (%) was 95.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Nigeria, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Nigeria is 95.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Nigeria peaked at 95.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.7%, in 2000.
Nigeria ranks 129th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (%) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.7% | — |
| 2001 | 69.3% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 70.3% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 71.4% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 72.5% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 73.6% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 74.7% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 75.7% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 76.9% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 79.1% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 80.2% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 81.4% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 82.5% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 83.7% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 84.8% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 86.0% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 87.2% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 88.4% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 89.6% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 90.8% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 92.0% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 93.2% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 94.4% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 95.1% | +0.7% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 95.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94.4%, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 95.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 87.8%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.1% | 68.7% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.3% | 79.1% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.1% | 90.8% | 95.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 126 Senegal 95.4% compare
- 127 El Salvador 95.2% compare
- 128 Cape Verde 95.1% compare
- 130 Indonesia 95.0% compare
- 131 Tajikistan 94.9% compare
- 132 Bosnia and Herzegovina 94.9% compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 257,921 (2100)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Nigeria?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Nigeria was 95.1% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.7% in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban?
- Nigeria ranks 129th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.