Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.0391 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas, per capita in Nigeria is 0.0391 people per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.046 people per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0386 people per person, in 2023.
Nigeria ranks 12th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0455 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0457 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0458 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0459 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.046 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.046 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.046 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0459 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0458 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0457 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0455 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0453 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0451 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0447 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0443 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0439 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0434 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0429 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0423 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0417 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.041 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0402 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0394 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0386 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0391 people per person | +1.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0391 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0035 people per person, 11.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0391 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0109 people per person, 3.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0458 people per person | 0.0455 people per person | 0.046 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0439 people per person | 0.0417 people per person | 0.0455 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0397 people per person | 0.0386 people per person | 0.041 people per person | 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 usage in urban areas, per capita in Nigeria?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0391 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.046 people per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0386 people per person in 2023.
- How does Nigeria rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 12th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. 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 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.