People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Niger
Niger: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 35.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Niger, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Niger recorded 35.1% for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Niger peaked at 35.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 2000.
Niger ranks 71st 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 sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.6% | — |
| 2001 | 28.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 28.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 28.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 28.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 29.2% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 29.9% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 30.5% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 31.2% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 31.8% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 32.5% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 33.1% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 33.8% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 34.4% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 35.1% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 35.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 35.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 35.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.5% | 28.6% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 32.5% | 35.1% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Niger?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Niger was 35.1% 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, urban (% of urban) recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 35.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Niger ranks 71st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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