People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Nigeria
Nigeria: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 36.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Nigeria, 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
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Nigeria stood at 36.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Nigeria peaked at 36.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2000.
That places Nigeria 86th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.8% | — |
| 2001 | 17.9% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 18.7% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 20.3% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 21.1% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 21.9% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 22.7% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 23.5% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 24.4% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 25.2% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 27.8% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 28.6% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 30.4% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 31.3% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 32.2% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 33.1% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 34.0% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 35.0% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 35.9% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 36.8% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 36.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.8% | 17.8% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 25.2% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.7% | 34.0% | 36.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Nigeria?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Nigeria was 36.8% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 36.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Nigeria ranks 86th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. 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, 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.