People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Niger
Niger: People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) was 9.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services in Niger, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services in Niger is 9.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Niger peaked at 9.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2000.
That places Niger 143rd out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.6% | — |
| 2001 | 3.9% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | -0.8% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 9.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 20.0%, 46% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Niger's 9.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.6%, 39% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 3.6% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.1% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.6% | 9.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22,995 (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0865 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0892 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Niger?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Niger was 9.1% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Niger ranks 143rd out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.