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Nigeria: People using at least basic sanitation services

47.90percent · 2024+25.2% since 2014

The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs. Annual figures for Nigeria from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202447.902
202347.716
202246.571
202145.449
202044.351
201943.277
201842.226
201741.2
201640.197
201539.219
201438.266
201337.336
201236.431
201135.55
201034.693
200933.86
200833.052
200732.268
200631.507
200530.769
200430.053
200329.359
200228.686
200128.034
200027.995

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). People using at least basic sanitation services. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-sanitation-services (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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