Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Niger
Niger: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.6598 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Niger, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.6598 people per person for sanitation facilities usage, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Niger peaked at 0.8108 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6598 people per person, in 2024.
That places Niger 2nd out of 214 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, per capita in Niger, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8108 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.8043 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7984 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7924 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7865 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7805 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7746 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7686 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7626 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7567 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7507 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7448 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7388 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7329 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7268 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7206 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7143 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7079 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7014 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6948 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.688 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6812 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6742 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6671 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6598 people per person | -1.1% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.6598 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1444 people per person, 4.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.6598 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1215 people per person, 5.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7835 people per person | 0.7567 people per person | 0.8108 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7233 people per person | 0.6948 people per person | 0.7507 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6741 people per person | 0.6598 people per person | 0.688 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, per capita in Niger?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Niger was 0.6598 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8108 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6598 people per person in 2024.
- How does Niger rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Niger ranks 2nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.