Share using safely managed drinking water in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share using safely managed drinking water was 29.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share using safely managed drinking water in Nigeria, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share using safely managed drinking water in Nigeria stood at 29.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share using safely managed drinking water in Nigeria peaked at 29.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2000.
That places Nigeria 143rd out of 163 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 | 16.1% | 12.6% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 21.2% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 27.8% | 29.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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 share using safely managed drinking water in Nigeria?
- Share using safely managed drinking water in Nigeria was 29.9% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
- Nigeria ranks 143rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.