Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Nigeria
Nigeria: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas was 32.68 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Nigeria, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Nigeria stood at 32.68 million people. 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 usage in rural areas in Nigeria peaked at 32.68 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.95 million people, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.75 million people | 24.95 million people | 28.53 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.49 million people | 28.92 million people | 31.79 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.35 million people | 31.99 million people | 32.68 million people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Nigeria?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Nigeria was 32.68 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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 32.68 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.95 million people in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.