People not using improved sanitation facilities in Niger
Niger: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 19.86 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not 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 people.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Niger stood at 19.86 million people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Niger peaked at 19.86 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.28 million people, in 2000.
That places Niger 9th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.74 million people | 10.28 million people | 13.34 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.71 million people | 13.74 million people | 17.71 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.99 million people | 18.13 million people | 19.86 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 6 Tanzania 29.04 million people compare
- 7 Uganda 28.95 million people compare
- 8 Bangladesh 20.55 million people compare
- 10 Madagascar 19.76 million people compare
- 11 Mozambique 19.36 million people compare
- 12 Kenya 17.81 million people compare
More reference data data for Niger
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.9264 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5992 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 3.03 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.2336 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.76 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 131.57 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Niger?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Niger was 19.86 million people 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 people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 19.86 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.28 million people in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Niger ranks 9th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. 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 People not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.