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Nigeria: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban

59.12percent · 2024+29.3% 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
202459.121
202359.121
202257.576
202156.045
202054.529
201953.027
201851.54
201750.067
201648.609
201547.165
201445.735
201344.32
201242.919
201141.533
201040.161
200938.804
200837.461
200736.132
200634.818
200533.519
200432.233
200330.962
200229.706
200128.464
200028.266

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

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