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Nigeria
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

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.

Global rank#130out of 159 countries
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Historical trend

34.232.631.029.427.8200020122024Nigeria · 2024: 34Nigeria

Analytical takeaways

  • Nigeria records 34 for People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in 2024, ranking #130 globally out of 159 countries.
  • People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) increased from 28 in 2000 to 34 in 2024, a gain of 6.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

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