Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Niger
Niger: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 46.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Niger, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Niger is 46.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Niger peaked at 46.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2000.
Niger ranks 168th of 178 countries on this measure, 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 | 30.1% | 26.0% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.8% | 35.0% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 43.3% | 46.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
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 share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Niger?
- Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Niger was 46.4% 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 of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 46.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Niger ranks 168th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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 of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.