Share of the population with access to basic services in Niger
Niger: Share of the population with access to basic services was 21.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to basic services in Niger, 1992–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population with access to basic services in Niger is 21.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to basic services in Niger peaked at 21.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1993.
Niger ranks 209th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Share of the population with access to basic services in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4.4% | — |
| 1993 | 4.0% | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 4.6% | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 6.2% | +35.6% |
| 1996 | 7.0% | +12.9% |
| 1997 | 6.2% | -10.9% |
| 1998 | 6.7% | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 6.5% | -11.3% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | +29.2% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | -26.8% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | +31.0% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | +20.4% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 19.5% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 20.1% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 21.3% | +6.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 21.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 43.7%, 49% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 21.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.8%, 37% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population with access to basic services in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -26.8% | 9.7% | 7.1% |
| 1995 | +35.6% | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.8% | 4.0% | 7.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 6.5% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 13.6% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 18.6% | 21.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 206 Liberia 34.9% compare
- 207 Burkina Faso 34.0% compare
- 208 Democratic Republic of Congo 22.5% compare
- 210 Burundi 20.1% compare
- 211 Central African Republic 18.2% compare
- 212 Malawi 15.6% compare
More reference data data for Niger
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8132 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3983 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.1 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to basic services in Niger?
- Share of the population with access to basic services in Niger was 21.3% in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to basic services recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to basic services recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1993.
- How does Niger rank for share of the population with access to basic services?
- Niger ranks 209th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to basic services rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to basic services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.