Access to clean water — all countries

Access to clean water — Nigeria

Access to clean water in Nigeria in 2024 — 82.2%. Ranked 163 in the world out of 202. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 37.8 pp.

2024 82.2% +1.2 pp vs 2023
World rank 163of 202
Period maximum 82.2%2024
Period minimum 44.5%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to clean water — Nigeria, 2000–20244050607080902000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 44.5%2001: 45.8%2002: 47.3%2003: 48.9%2004: 50.5%2005: 52%2006: 53.6%2007: 55.2%2008: 56.8%2009: 58.4%2010: 60%2011: 61.7%2012: 63.3%2013: 64.9%2014: 66.5%2015: 68.1%2016: 69.7%2017: 71.4%2018: 73%2019: 74.6%2020: 76.2%2021: 77.8%2022: 79.5%2023: 81.1%2024: 82.2%
Change over the period: +37.8 pp Annual average: 1.57 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nigeria

Nigeria 82.2%
World 91.5%
Western Africa computed 78.1%
Access to clean water — Nigeria, by year Nigeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 82.2 +1.2 pp
2023 81.1 +1.6 pp
2022 79.5 +1.6 pp
2021 77.8 +1.6 pp
2020 76.2 +1.6 pp
2019 74.6 +1.6 pp
2018 73 +1.6 pp
2017 71.4 +1.6 pp
2016 69.7 +1.6 pp
2015 68.1 +1.6 pp
2014 66.5 +1.6 pp
2013 64.9 +1.6 pp
2012 63.3 +1.6 pp
2011 61.7 +1.6 pp
2010 60 +1.6 pp
2009 58.4 +1.6 pp
2008 56.8 +1.6 pp
2007 55.2 +1.6 pp
2006 53.6 +1.6 pp
2005 52 +1.6 pp
2004 50.5 +1.6 pp
2003 48.9 +1.6 pp
2002 47.3 +1.6 pp
2001 45.8 +1.3 pp
2000 44.5

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sources of drinking water — piped supply, protected wells and springs located no further than 30 minutes away round trip. An improved source does not guarantee that the water is safe, but it is the minimum threshold below which the risk of intestinal infections rises sharply.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.