People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Nigeria
Nigeria: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 31.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Nigeria, 2011–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 31.3% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Nigeria peaked at 31.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.7%, in 2011.
Nigeria ranks 88th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 29.7% | — |
| 2012 | 29.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 29.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 30.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 30.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 30.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 30.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 30.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 30.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 30.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 31.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 31.1% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 31.2% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 31.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.2% | 29.7% | 30.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 30.8% | 31.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 85 Angola 36.9% compare
- 86 Papua New Guinea 35.4% compare
- 87 Comoros 34.8% compare
- 89 Timor-Leste 28.4% compare
- 90 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 27.0% compare
- 91 Senegal 26.9% 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 50-54, male, annual growth rate 4.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0155 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0119 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Nigeria?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Nigeria was 31.3% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.7% in 2011.
- How does Nigeria rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Nigeria ranks 88th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 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.