Population using safely managed sanitation services in Niger
Niger: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 6.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- 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 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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