Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Niger
Niger: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 9.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Niger, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population using safely managed sanitation in Niger is 9.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Niger peaked at 9.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2000.
Niger ranks 147th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 3.6% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.1% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.6% | 9.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Niger?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Niger was 9.1% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Niger ranks 147th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.