Niger - Access to basic drinking water services

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in Niger was 39.15 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 39.15 in 2020, while its lowest value was 26.08 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 26.08
2001 27.10
2002 28.08
2003 29.02
2004 29.93
2005 30.79
2006 31.62
2007 32.41
2008 33.16
2009 33.87
2010 34.54
2011 35.18
2012 35.77
2013 36.33
2014 36.85
2015 37.33
2016 37.77
2017 38.18
2018 38.54
2019 38.87
2020 39.15

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Niger was 85.81 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 92.61 in 2000, while its lowest value was 85.81 in 2020.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 92.61
2001 92.27
2002 91.93
2003 91.58
2004 91.24
2005 90.90
2006 90.56
2007 90.22
2008 89.88
2009 89.55
2010 89.21
2011 88.87
2012 88.53
2013 88.19
2014 87.85
2015 87.51
2016 87.17
2017 86.83
2018 86.49
2019 86.15
2020 85.81

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Niger was 46.91 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 46.91 in 2020, while its lowest value was 36.85 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 36.85
2001 37.69
2002 38.46
2003 39.19
2004 39.89
2005 40.56
2006 41.19
2007 41.79
2008 42.36
2009 42.90
2010 43.41
2011 43.88
2012 44.33
2013 44.74
2014 45.12
2015 45.48
2016 45.82
2017 46.13
2018 46.42
2019 46.68
2020 46.91

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention