Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Niger
Niger: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 70.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Niger, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Niger is 70.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Niger peaked at 70.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.7%, in 2000.
That places Niger 224th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.7% | — |
| 2001 | 43.9% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 45.0% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 46.2% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 47.3% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 48.4% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 49.5% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 50.7% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 51.8% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 52.9% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 54.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 55.2% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 56.3% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 57.4% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 58.6% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 59.7% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 60.8% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 62.0% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 63.1% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 64.3% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 65.5% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 66.6% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 67.8% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 69.0% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 70.2% | +1.7% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 70.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 83.3%, 84% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 70.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.2%, 82% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.9% | 42.7% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.1% | 54.0% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.8% | 65.5% | 70.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 221 Sierra Leone 75.6% compare
- 222 Mozambique 75.3% compare
- 223 Kenya 74.4% compare
- 225 Eritrea 69.4% compare
- 226 Equatorial Guinea 67.6% compare
- 227 Chad 64.8% compare
More environment data for Niger
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.334 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Niger?
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Niger was 70.2% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 70.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.7% in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Niger ranks 224th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. 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 for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.