People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.3623 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Nigeria, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Nigeria is 0.3623 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.4732 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3623 people per person, in 2024.
Nigeria ranks 30th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4732 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.4696 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4659 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4621 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4582 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4541 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.45 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4457 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4412 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4367 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.432 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4273 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4225 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4176 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4126 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4076 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4025 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3973 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3921 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3868 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3815 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3762 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3708 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3654 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3623 people per person | -0.8% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.3623 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2638 people per person, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.3623 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3662 people per person, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4557 people per person | 0.4367 people per person | 0.4732 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4098 people per person | 0.3868 people per person | 0.432 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3712 people per person | 0.3623 people per person | 0.3815 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Nigeria?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Nigeria was 0.3623 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4732 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3623 people per person in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 30th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. 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 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 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 not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People 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)
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People 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.