Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Niger
Niger: Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities was 8.69 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Niger, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Niger recorded 8.69 for share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Niger peaked at 8.69 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.81, in 2000.
That places Niger 167th out of 173 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 | 4.08 | 2.81 | 5.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6 | 5.52 | 7.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.27 | 7.85 | 8.69 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 164 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 11.22 compare
- 165 Madagascar 10.56 compare
- 166 Liberia 10.06 compare
- 168 South Sudan 8.04 compare
- 169 Congo 6.26 compare
- 170 Ethiopia 6.11 compare
More population data for Niger
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.373 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.29 million (2100)
- Population density 71.7 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.373 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4248 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 3.68 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 67,043 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 3.68 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 5.93 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 369,836 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Niger?
- Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Niger was 8.69 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 8.69 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.81 in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities?
- Niger ranks 167th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. 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 rural population with improved sanitation faciltities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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