Population using at least basic sanitation services in Niger
Niger: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 8.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Niger, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Niger recorded 8.7% for population using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Niger peaked at 8.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2000.
Niger ranks 168th of 174 countries on this measure, 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 | 4.1% | 2.8% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 5.5% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 7.9% | 8.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 165 Democratic Republic of Congo 11.2% compare
- 166 Madagascar 10.6% compare
- 167 Liberia 10.1% compare
- 169 South Sudan 8.0% compare
- 170 Congo 6.3% compare
- 171 Ethiopia 6.1% compare
More environment data for Niger
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 41.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.52 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 24.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.4738 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 27.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic sanitation services in Niger?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Niger was 8.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Niger ranks 168th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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