Sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas in Nigeria
Nigeria: Sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas was 32.68 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
32.68 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
2nd
of 175 countries
All-time high
32.68 million
in 2024
All-time low
24.95 million
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas in Nigeria, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas in Nigeria stood at 32.68 million. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas in Nigeria peaked at 32.68 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.95 million, in 2000.
Nigeria ranks 2nd of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.95 million | — |
| 2001 | 25.35 million | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 25.75 million | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 26.15 million | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 26.55 million | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 26.95 million | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 27.35 million | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 27.74 million | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 28.14 million | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 28.53 million | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 28.92 million | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 29.32 million | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 29.70 million | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 30.08 million | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 30.43 million | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 30.74 million | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 31.04 million | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 31.33 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 31.58 million | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 31.79 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 31.99 million | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 32.17 million | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 32.35 million | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 32.54 million | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 32.68 million | +0.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 32.68 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 539,517, 60.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 32.68 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.16 million, 28.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.75 million | 24.95 million | 28.53 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.49 million | 28.92 million | 31.79 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.35 million | 31.99 million | 32.68 million | 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 sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas in Nigeria?
- Sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas in Nigeria was 32.68 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 32.68 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.95 million in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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