Nigeria - 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 Nigeria was 61.66 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 61.66 in 2020, while its lowest value was 30.43 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 30.43
2001 31.82
2002 33.31
2003 34.81
2004 36.31
2005 37.83
2006 39.36
2007 40.89
2008 42.44
2009 43.99
2010 45.55
2011 47.12
2012 48.70
2013 50.29
2014 51.89
2015 53.49
2016 55.11
2017 56.73
2018 58.37
2019 60.01
2020 61.66

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 Nigeria was 92.36 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 92.36 in 2020, while its lowest value was 66.93 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 66.93
2001 67.53
2002 68.74
2003 69.96
2004 71.19
2005 72.44
2006 73.69
2007 74.95
2008 76.23
2009 77.51
2010 78.81
2011 80.12
2012 81.43
2013 82.76
2014 84.10
2015 85.45
2016 86.81
2017 88.18
2018 89.56
2019 90.95
2020 92.36

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

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Nigeria was 77.61 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 77.61 in 2020, while its lowest value was 43.15 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 43.15
2001 44.56
2002 46.24
2003 47.94
2004 49.64
2005 51.35
2006 53.07
2007 54.80
2008 56.53
2009 58.27
2010 60.01
2011 61.76
2012 63.51
2013 65.26
2014 67.02
2015 68.78
2016 70.54
2017 72.30
2018 74.07
2019 75.84
2020 77.61

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention