Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Niger
Niger: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities was 26.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities 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
In 2024, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Niger stood at 26.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Niger peaked at 26.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2000.
Niger ranks 228th of 232 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 | 13.5% | 10.6% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 17.0% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 23.6% | 26.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 225 Congo, Dem. Rep. 34.1% compare
- 226 Central African Republic 30.6% compare
- 227 Papua New Guinea 29.4% compare
- 229 South Sudan 22.3% compare
- 230 Eritrea 21.7% compare
- 231 Ethiopia 18.9% compare
More population data for Niger
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Population density 71.7 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6.29 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.4% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 5.93 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 5.93 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 369,836 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 5.93 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 6.06 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 5.15 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Niger?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Niger was 26.5% 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 population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Niger ranks 228th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. 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 population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.