Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Niger
Niger: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.0137 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas, per capita in Niger is 0.0137 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Niger peaked at 0.0364 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0137 people per person, in 2024.
That places Niger 25th out of 182 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 urban areas, per capita in Niger, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0364 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0356 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0346 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0336 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0326 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0316 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0306 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0296 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0286 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0276 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0266 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0256 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0247 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0237 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0227 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0218 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0208 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0199 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.019 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0181 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0172 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0163 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0155 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0146 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0137 people per person | -6.1% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.0137 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0085 people per person, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.0137 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0109 people per person, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0321 people per person | 0.0276 people per person | 0.0364 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0223 people per person | 0.0181 people per person | 0.0266 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0155 people per person | 0.0137 people per person | 0.0172 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 22 Mozambique 0.0176 people per person compare
- 23 Sierra Leone 0.0164 people per person compare
- 24 Burkina Faso 0.0161 people per person compare
- 26 Lesotho 0.0115 people per person compare
- 27 Sudan 0.0112 people per person compare
- 28 Tuvalu 0.0111 people per person compare
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 urban areas, per capita in Niger?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Niger was 0.0137 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0364 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0137 people per person in 2024.
- How does Niger rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Niger ranks 25th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. 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 urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.