Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.1405 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Nigeria, 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 Nigeria is 0.1405 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.1975 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1405 people per person, in 2024.
That places Nigeria 21st out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1975 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.1952 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1929 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1906 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1882 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1859 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1835 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.181 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1785 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1761 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1736 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1711 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1686 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1661 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1637 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1612 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1588 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1565 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1541 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1518 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1495 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1472 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.145 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1428 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1405 people per person | -1.6% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.1405 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0665 people per person, 2.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.1405 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0994 people per person, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1869 people per person | 0.1761 people per person | 0.1975 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1625 people per person | 0.1518 people per person | 0.1736 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.145 people per person | 0.1405 people per person | 0.1495 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 18 Papua New Guinea 0.149 people per person compare
- 19 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1437 people per person compare
- 20 Mozambique 0.1428 people per person compare
- 22 Djibouti 0.1375 people per person compare
- 23 Sierra Leone 0.1371 people per person compare
- 24 Lesotho 0.1361 people per person 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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Nigeria?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Nigeria was 0.1405 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1975 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1405 people per person in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 21st out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. 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 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.