People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Nigeria
Nigeria: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 22.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
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 rural population.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 22.9% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Nigeria peaked at 22.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2011.
Nigeria ranks 80th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 22.9% | — |
| 2012 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.9% | 22.9% | 22.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 22.9% | 22.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 77 South Africa 27.5% compare
- 78 Namibia 27.5% compare
- 79 Chad 23.7% compare
- 81 Timor-Leste 21.9% compare
- 82 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 21.9% compare
- 83 Burkina Faso 21.1% compare
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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 22.9% 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 22.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2011.
- How does Nigeria rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Nigeria ranks 80th out of 113 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 unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, 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.