Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Nigeria
Nigeria: Rural population without basic handwashing facilities was 80.69 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Nigeria, 2011–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Nigeria is 80.69 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Nigeria peaked at 80.69 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.53 million people, in 2011.
That places Nigeria 3rd out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 73.53 million people | — |
| 2012 | 74.40 million people | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 75.23 million people | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 76.01 million people | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 76.70 million people | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 77.34 million people | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 77.96 million people | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 78.48 million people | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 78.90 million people | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 79.28 million people | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 79.63 million people | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 79.98 million people | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 80.34 million people | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 80.69 million people | +0.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 80.69 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.83 million people, 21.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 80.69 million people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.33 million people, 9.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.50 million people | 73.53 million people | 78.90 million people | 9 |
| 2020s | 79.99 million people | 79.28 million people | 80.69 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 1 India 128.97 million people compare
- 2 Ethiopia 97.47 million people compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 47.72 million people compare
- 5 Tanzania 36.13 million people compare
- 6 Bangladesh 34.62 million people compare
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 rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Nigeria?
- Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Nigeria was 80.69 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 rural population without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 80.69 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest rural population without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.53 million people in 2011.
- How does Nigeria rank for rural population without basic handwashing facilities?
- Nigeria ranks 3rd out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rural population without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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 Rural population without basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.