People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Niger
Niger: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 14.75 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Niger, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Niger is 14.75 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Niger peaked at 14.75 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.3 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Niger 39th out of 171 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Niger, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.3 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 7.52 people per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 7.76 people per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 8 people per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 8.26 people per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 8.53 people per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 8.81 people per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 9.09 people per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 9.39 people per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 9.71 people per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 10.03 people per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 10.36 people per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 10.71 people per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 11.07 people per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 11.43 people per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 11.8 people per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 12.17 people per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 12.55 people per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 12.91 people per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 13.28 people per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 13.64 people per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 14 people per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 14.37 people per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 14.75 people per square kilometre | +2.6% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 14.75 people per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 19.87 people per square kilometre, 74% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 14.75 people per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.84 people per square kilometre, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.44 people per square kilometre | 7.3 people per square kilometre | 9.71 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.63 people per square kilometre | 10.03 people per square kilometre | 13.28 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.19 people per square kilometre | 13.64 people per square kilometre | 14.75 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 36 Cameroon 16.15 people per square kilometre compare
- 37 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.31 people per square kilometre compare
- 38 Papua New Guinea 14.99 people per square kilometre compare
- 40 Eritrea 14.59 people per square kilometre compare
- 41 Zimbabwe 14.16 people per square kilometre compare
- 42 East Timor 13.42 people per square kilometre 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 people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Niger?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Niger was 14.75 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 14.75 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Niger ranks 39th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.