Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 32.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Nigeria, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 32.2% for share of population using safely managed sanitation in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Nigeria peaked at 32.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 2001.
Nigeria ranks 114th 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 | 22.0% | 20.5% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 24.4% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.3% | 30.1% | 32.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Nigeria?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Nigeria was 32.2% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2001.
- How does Nigeria rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Nigeria ranks 114th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.