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Nigeria: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural

34.17percent · 2024+8.0% 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
202434.173
202334.173
202233.898
202133.622
202033.344
201933.064
201832.783
201732.501
201632.218
201531.933
201431.646
201331.358
201231.069
201130.779
201030.487
200930.193
200829.898
200729.602
200629.305
200529.005
200428.705
200328.403
200228.1
200127.795
200027.85

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

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