Safely managed sanitation in Niger

9.1% of people in Niger used safely managed sanitation in 2024.

Measure: People using safely managed sanitation services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Niger, 2024 9.1% % of population
Change from 2023 −0.1percentage points 2023: 9.2%
World, 2024 58.5% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 139th of 141 See the full ranking

Safely managed sanitation in Niger over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period NigerWorld
2024 9.1% 58.5%
2023 9.2% 57.8%
2022 9.1% 57.0%
2021 8.8% 56.1%
2020 8.6% 55.2%
2019 8.3% 54.2%
2018 8.1% 52.8%
2017 7.8% 51.3%
2016 7.6% 49.9%
2015 7.3% 48.4%
2014 7.1% 46.9%
2013 6.8% 45.5%
2012 6.6% 44.1%
2011 6.4% 42.8%
2010 6.1% 41.5%
2009 5.9% 40.2%
2008 5.7% 38.9%
2007 5.4% 37.6%
2006 5.2% 36.3%
2005 4.9% 35.1%
2004 4.7% 34.0%
2003 4.5% 32.8%
2002 4.2% 31.7%
2001 3.9% 31.7%
2000 3.6% 31.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 9.2% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 7.1%, the figure has changed by +2.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 141 countries with data for 2024, Niger has the 139th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 58.5%.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.SMSS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Niger
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene