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Nigeria: People using at least basic drinking water services

82.25percent · 2024+23.7% since 2014

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. Annual figures for Nigeria from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202482.249
202381.077
202279.458
202177.839
202076.219
201974.599
201872.98
201771.36
201669.741
201568.122
201466.504
201364.886
201263.27
201161.655
201060.042
200958.431
200856.825
200755.225
200653.631
200552.044
200450.464
200348.89
200247.324
200145.765
200044.48

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). People using at least basic drinking water services. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-drinking-water-services-sh-h2o-basw-zs (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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