Population using safely managed sanitation services in Niger
Niger: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 6.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.0%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
95th
of 99 countries
All-time high
6.0%
in 2024
All-time low
2.0%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Niger, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using safely managed sanitation services in Niger stood at 6.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Niger peaked at 6.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2000.
That places Niger 95th out of 99 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.
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.0% | — |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | +1.2% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 6.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 16.0%, 37% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Niger's 6.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4%, 28% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.0% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.1% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.6% | 6.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 92 Sierra Leone 10.8% compare
- 93 Benin 10.7% compare
- 94 Madagascar 10.0% compare
- 96 Central African Republic 5.7% compare
- 97 Ethiopia 4.7% compare
- 98 Chad 4.2% 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 population using safely managed sanitation services in Niger?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Niger was 6.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Niger ranks 95th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. 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 safely managed sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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