People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Niger
Niger: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 6.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Niger, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Niger stood at 6.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Niger peaked at 6.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2000.
Niger ranks 96th of 100 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, rural in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.0% | — |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.0% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.1% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.6% | 6.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 93 Sierra Leone 10.8% compare
- 94 Benin 10.7% compare
- 95 Madagascar 10.0% compare
- 97 Central African Republic 5.7% compare
- 98 Ethiopia 4.7% compare
- 99 Chad 4.2% compare
More health data for Niger
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22,995 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 4.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0279 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 4.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0291 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Niger?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Niger was 6.0% 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, rural recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Niger ranks 96th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. 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, rural (% of rural 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.