People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Niger
Niger: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 29.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 urban population.
Analysis
Niger recorded 29.8% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Niger peaked at 32.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 2023.
That places Niger 93rd out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.6% | — |
| 2001 | 32.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 32.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 32.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 32.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 32.5% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 32.3% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 32.2% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 32.0% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 31.9% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 31.6% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 31.4% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 31.3% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 30.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 30.7% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 30.5% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 30.4% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 30.2% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 30.1% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 29.9% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 29.8% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 29.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.4% | 31.9% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 30.4% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 29.8% | 30.2% | 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 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0748 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 29.8% 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 32.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 2023.
- How does Niger rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Niger ranks 93rd 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 down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, urban (% of urban 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.