Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Nigeria
Nigeria: Population using safely managed drinking-water services was 22.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Nigeria, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 22.4% for population using safely managed drinking-water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Nigeria peaked at 22.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2000.
Nigeria ranks 60th of 85 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.0% | 8.9% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 13.9% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 19.9% | 22.4% | 5 |
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More environment data for Nigeria
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 350.56 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.51 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 56.75 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 8.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 75.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1661 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 175.13 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0267 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.5526 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 33.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed drinking-water services in Nigeria?
- Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Nigeria was 22.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for population using safely managed drinking-water services?
- Nigeria ranks 60th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed drinking-water services rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using safely managed drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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