People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Niger

Niger: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 was 3.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
3.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
90th
of 97 countries
All-time high
3.1%
in 2014
All-time low
1.2%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Niger, 2000–2017

01232000200820172000: 1.2 lowest2001: 1.2 lowest2002: 1.2 lowest2003: 1.2 lowest2004: 1.2 lowest2005: 1.4 lowest2006: 1.6 lowest2007: 1.7 lowest2008: 1.9 lowest2009: 2.1 lowest2010: 2.3 lowest2011: 2.5 lowest2012: 2.7 lowest2013: 2.9 lowest2014: 3.1 lowest2015: 3.1 lowest2016: 3.1 lowest2017: 3.1 lowest

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 sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Niger stood at 3.1%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 75.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Niger peaked at 3.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2000.

Niger ranks 90th 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 basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Niger, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest) in Niger, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 1.2%
2001 1.2% +0.0%
2002 1.2% +0.0%
2003 1.2% +0.0%
2004 1.2% +0.0%
2005 1.4% +16.0%
2006 1.6% +13.8%
2007 1.7% +12.1%
2008 1.9% +10.8%
2009 2.1% +9.8%
2010 2.3% +8.9%
2011 2.5% +8.2%
2012 2.7% +7.5%
2013 2.9% +7.0%
2014 3.1% +6.6%
2015 3.1% +0.0%
2016 3.1% +0.0%
2017 3.1% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.5% 1.2% 2.1% 10
2010s 2.8% 2.3% 3.1% 8

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 87 Mauritania 4.0% compare
  2. 88 Namibia 3.8% compare
  3. 89 Sierra Leone 3.5% compare
  4. 91 Togo 2.8% compare
  5. 92 Congo 2.5% compare
  6. 93 Liberia 1.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Niger?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Niger was 3.1% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2014.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2000.
How does Niger rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1?
Niger ranks 90th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is up 75.6%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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