Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Nigeria
Nigeria: Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services was 30 % in 2024. β² Rising
Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Nigeria, 2000β2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Nigeria stood at 30 %. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Nigeria peaked at 30 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13 %, in 2000.
That places Nigeria 111th out of 132 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.1 % | 13 % | 20 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.5 % | 21 % | 27 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 29 % | 28 % | 30 % | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Nigeria?
- Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Nigeria was 30 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 30 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 % in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services?
- Nigeria ranks 111th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services (percent) β Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.