Population using safely managed sanitation services in Nigeria
Nigeria: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 26.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Nigeria, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using safely managed sanitation services in Nigeria is 26.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Nigeria peaked at 26.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.9%, in 2001.
That places Nigeria 74th out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 22.7% | 21.9% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 23.9% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 25.9% | 26.6% | 5 |
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- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 30.56 USD (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 234.85 SLC (2024)
- Heating Degree Days 0.29 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 6,211 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 1.11 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 855,310 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 258,230 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 2.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.6115 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0076 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed sanitation services in Nigeria?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Nigeria was 26.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9% in 2001.
- How does Nigeria rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Nigeria ranks 74th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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 sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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