People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Niger
Niger: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 19.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
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 rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Niger is 19.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 62.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Niger peaked at 19.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2000.
Niger ranks 87th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.8% | — |
| 2001 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | +22.3% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 15.6% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 19.8% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 19.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 3.8% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 8.8% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 17.3% | 19.8% | 5 |
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- 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)
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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 19.8% 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Niger ranks 87th out of 113 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 62.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, rural (% of rural 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.