People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Niger
Niger: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 21.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Niger is 21.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Niger peaked at 21.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2000.
Niger ranks 101st of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.5% | — |
| 2001 | 8.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 8.5% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 17.4% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 20.1% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 20.8% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 21.5% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 21.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 8.5% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 12.6% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 19.4% | 21.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 98 Central African Republic 22.4% compare
- 99 Côte d'Ivoire 22.0% compare
- 100 South Sudan 21.9% compare
- 102 Lesotho 20.9% compare
- 103 Guinea 20.6% compare
- 104 Guinea-Bissau 19.8% 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 75-79, female, annual growth rate 1.39 % 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 0.0024 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 6.37 % 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 0.0019 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Niger?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Niger was 21.5% 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Niger ranks 101st out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.