Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Nigeria
Nigeria: Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on was 31.3% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Nigeria, 2011β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Nigeria is 31.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Nigeria peaked at 31.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.7%, in 2011.
Nigeria ranks 82nd of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.2% | 29.7% | 30.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 30.8% | 31.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More infrastructure data for Nigeria
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 164.65 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.76 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 102,714 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0441 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 102,714 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7076 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Nigeria?
- Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Nigeria was 31.3% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.7% in 2011.
- How does Nigeria rank for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on?
- Nigeria ranks 82nd out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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