People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Niger
Niger: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 37.7% 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
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Niger is 37.7%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Niger peaked at 37.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 2000.
Niger ranks 78th 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, urban (% of urban) in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.7% | — |
| 2001 | 34.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 34.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 34.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 34.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 35.0% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 35.3% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 35.6% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 35.9% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 36.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 36.5% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 36.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 37.1% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 37.4% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 37.7% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 37.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 37.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 37.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.1% | 34.7% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.3% | 36.5% | 37.7% | 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 37.7% 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 37.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Niger ranks 78th 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 5.9%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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