Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Niger
Niger: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.6462 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Niger, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Niger is 0.6462 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Niger peaked at 0.7745 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6462 people per person, in 2024.
That places Niger 1st out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Niger, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7745 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.7688 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7638 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7588 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7539 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7489 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.744 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.739 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.734 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7291 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7241 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7191 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7142 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7092 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7041 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6989 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6935 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.688 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6824 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6767 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6708 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6648 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6587 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6525 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.6462 people per person | -1.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.6462 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1359 people per person, 4.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.6462 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0994 people per person, 6.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7515 people per person | 0.7291 people per person | 0.7745 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.701 people per person | 0.6767 people per person | 0.7241 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6586 people per person | 0.6462 people per person | 0.6708 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Niger?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Niger was 0.6462 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7745 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6462 people per person in 2024.
- How does Niger rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Niger ranks 1st out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 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)
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
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.