People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Nigeria
Nigeria: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 was 52.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 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 sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Nigeria is 52.1%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Nigeria peaked at 52.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 49.1%, in 2000.
That places Nigeria 82nd 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.1% | — |
| 2001 | 49.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 49.3% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 49.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 49.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 49.9% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 50.1% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 50.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 50.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 50.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 50.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 51.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 51.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 51.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 51.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 51.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 52.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 52.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.8% | 49.1% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.5% | 50.8% | 52.1% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Nigeria?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Nigeria was 52.1% 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): q5 recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 52.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.1% in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5?
- Nigeria ranks 82nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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