People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Niger
Niger: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 24.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Niger, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Niger is 24.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Niger peaked at 25.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2000.
Niger ranks 106th of 124 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, urban in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.1% | — |
| 2001 | 12.6% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 14.1% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 18.1% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 21.0% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 21.8% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 22.7% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 24.4% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 25.3% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 25.4% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 24.4% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2% | 12.1% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 16.7% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.6% | 23.5% | 25.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 103 Kiribati 25.3% compare
- 104 Afghanistan 24.9% compare
- 105 Uganda 24.6% compare
- 107 Costa Rica 24.3% compare
- 108 Sierra Leone 24.3% compare
- 109 Central African Republic 23.4% 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 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0748 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0773 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Niger?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Niger was 24.4% 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, urban recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Niger ranks 106th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. 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, urban (% of urban 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.