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Nigeria: People using safely managed drinking water services

29.90percent · 2024+22.8% since 2014

The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. 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
202429.905
202329.465
202228.912
202128.356
202027.795
201927.23
201826.662
201726.091
201625.516
201524.938
201424.357
201323.775
201223.189
201122.222
201021.183
200920.17
200819.182
200718.22
200617.283
200516.372
200415.486
200314.625
200213.789
200112.977
200012.612

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 safely managed drinking water services. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-safely-managed-drinking-water-services (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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