People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Niger
Niger: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 was 35.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Niger, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Niger recorded 35.6% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Niger peaked at 37.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 2014.
Niger ranks 93rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Niger, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.8% | — |
| 2001 | 37.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 37.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 37.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 37.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 37.6% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 37.4% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 37.2% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 36.9% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 36.7% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 36.5% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 36.3% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 36.0% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 35.8% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 35.6% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 35.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 35.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 35.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.5% | 36.7% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.9% | 35.6% | 36.5% | 8 |
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- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 887.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22,995 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2606 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Niger?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Niger was 35.6% 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): q5 recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 2014.
- How does Niger rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5?
- Niger ranks 93rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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