People using improved drinking water sources in Niger
Niger: People using improved drinking water sources was 7.57 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved drinking water sources 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 people.
Analysis
In 2024, people using improved drinking water sources in Niger stood at 7.57 million people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Niger peaked at 7.68 million people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.19 million people, in 2000.
Niger ranks 10th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Niger, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.19 million people | — |
| 2001 | 6.27 million people | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 6.36 million people | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 6.45 million people | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 6.54 million people | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 6.64 million people | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 6.74 million people | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 6.84 million people | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 6.93 million people | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 7.03 million people | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 7.12 million people | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 7.21 million people | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 7.30 million people | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 7.39 million people | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 7.46 million people | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 7.53 million people | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 7.59 million people | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 7.64 million people | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 7.67 million people | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 7.68 million people | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 7.68 million people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.67 million people | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 7.65 million people | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 7.62 million people | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 7.57 million people | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.60 million people | 6.19 million people | 7.03 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.46 million people | 7.12 million people | 7.68 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.64 million people | 7.57 million people | 7.68 million people | 5 |
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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)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 91.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0007 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate 97.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Niger?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Niger was 7.57 million people 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 7.68 million people in 2020.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.19 million people in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Niger ranks 10th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.