Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Niger
Niger: Share of the population using improved water sources wash was 70.18 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Niger, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Niger recorded 70.18 for share of the population using improved water sources wash in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved water sources wash in Niger peaked at 70.18 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.75, in 2000.
Niger ranks 224th of 231 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 | 47.85 | 42.75 | 52.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.15 | 54.04 | 64.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.82 | 65.48 | 70.18 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 221 Sierra Leone 75.57 compare
- 222 Mozambique 75.27 compare
- 223 Kenya 74.37 compare
- 225 Eritrea 69.45 compare
- 226 Equatorial Guinea 67.62 compare
- 227 Chad 64.76 compare
More environment data for Niger
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 1.51 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 269.24 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 30 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 22.72 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 61.74 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 28,782 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.24 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 113.64 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 38.02 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 17,723 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved water sources wash in Niger?
- Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Niger was 70.18 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 70.18 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.75 in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for share of the population using improved water sources wash?
- Niger ranks 224th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved water sources wash rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved water sources wash. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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