People using safely managed sanitation services in Nigeria
Nigeria: People using safely managed sanitation services was 32.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services in Nigeria, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 32.2% for people using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Nigeria peaked at 32.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 2001.
Nigeria ranks 110th of 146 countries on this measure, 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 in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.5% | — |
| 2001 | 20.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 20.9% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 21.3% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 21.7% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 22.1% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 22.5% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 23.0% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 23.5% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 23.9% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 24.4% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 24.9% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 25.5% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 26.0% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 26.6% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 27.1% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 28.3% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 28.9% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 29.5% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 30.1% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 30.8% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 31.5% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 32.1% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 32.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.0% | 20.5% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 24.4% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.3% | 30.1% | 32.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 107 Turks and Caicos Islands 33.9% compare
- 108 Naoero 33.2% compare
- 109 Puerto Rico 32.5% compare
- 111 Tonga 31.2% compare
- 112 Senegal 30.1% compare
- 113 Tanzania, United Republic of 28.5% compare
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0024 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Nigeria?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Nigeria was 32.2% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2001.
- How does Nigeria rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Nigeria ranks 110th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. 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, 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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About this data
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.