Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Niger
Niger: Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on was 21.5% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Niger, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Niger stood at 21.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Niger peaked at 21.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2000.
That places Niger 92nd out of 109 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 8.5% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 12.6% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 19.4% | 21.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 89 Haiti 22.7% compare
- 90 Central African Republic 22.4% compare
- 91 South Sudan 21.9% compare
- 93 Lesotho 20.9% compare
- 94 Guinea 20.6% compare
- 95 Guinea-Bissau 19.8% compare
More infrastructure data for Niger
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 16.38 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 60.59 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 117,563 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4349 per 100 people (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 165 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0.279 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 5,775 (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 3.5 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 138.27 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 15.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Niger?
- Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Niger was 21.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on?
- Niger ranks 92nd out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on premises, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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