Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Niger
Niger: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.3011 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Niger, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Niger stood at 0.3011 people per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Niger peaked at 0.348 people per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3011 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Niger ranks 51st of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Niger, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3306 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.3347 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.337 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3392 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3412 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.343 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3447 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.346 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.347 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3477 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.348 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3478 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3472 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3461 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3444 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3425 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3402 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3371 people per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3331 people per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3283 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3227 people per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3163 people per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3091 people per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3011 people per square kilometre | -2.6% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.3011 people per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3756 people per square kilometre, 80% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.3011 people per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5739 people per square kilometre, 52% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3411 people per square kilometre | 0.3306 people per square kilometre | 0.3477 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3415 people per square kilometre | 0.3283 people per square kilometre | 0.348 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3123 people per square kilometre | 0.3011 people per square kilometre | 0.3227 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 48 Malawi 0.3709 people per square kilometre compare
- 49 Cameroon 0.3252 people per square kilometre compare
- 50 Antigua and Barbuda 0.3026 people per square kilometre compare
- 52 Somalia 0.2989 people per square kilometre compare
- 53 Eswatini 0.2567 people per square kilometre compare
- 54 Central African Republic 0.2467 people per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Niger?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Niger was 0.3011 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.348 people per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3011 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Niger rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Niger ranks 51st out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.