People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Nigeria
Nigeria: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.2653 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Nigeria, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.2653 people per person for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Nigeria peaked at 0.3719 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2653 people per person, in 2024.
That places Nigeria 31st out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3719 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.3677 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3635 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3591 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3548 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3503 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3458 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3413 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3367 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.332 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3273 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3227 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.318 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3134 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3088 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3043 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2998 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2953 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2909 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2865 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2823 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.278 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2738 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2697 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2653 people per person | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3523 people per person | 0.332 people per person | 0.3719 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3067 people per person | 0.2865 people per person | 0.3273 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2738 people per person | 0.2653 people per person | 0.2823 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More reference data data for Nigeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 19.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 81.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Nigeria?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Nigeria was 0.2653 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3719 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2653 people per person in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Nigeria ranks 31st out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.