People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)
82.2% Nigeria, 2024
Up 1.2 points from 81.1% in 2023.
Modelled estimateYearlySDG 1.4.1
Source: World Bank · World Development Indicators · SH.H2O.BASW.ZS · version 3, published 2 Nov 2026 · CC-BY-4.0
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How we know
- Definition
- The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.
- Type of figure
- Modelled estimate. Produced by a statistical model that combines surveys and other data, often to fill years without a survey. It is not a direct measurement.
- Updated
- Yearly
- SDG target
- 1.4.1
- Compiled from
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO); UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- Source
- World Bank, World Development Indicators (SH.H2O.BASW.ZS)
- Licence
- CC-BY-4.0
- Version
- Dataset wb-wdi-nigeria, version 3, published 2 November 2026
- Cite this
- World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.H2O.BASW.ZS. Retrieved via DataNigeria (dataset wb-wdi-nigeria, version 3, published 2 November 2026). Licence: CC-BY-4.0.
All years
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 82.2% |
| 2023 | 81.1% |
| 2022 | 79.5% |
| 2021 | 77.8% |
| 2020 | 76.2% |
| 2019 | 74.6% |
| 2018 | 73.0% |
| 2017 | 71.4% |
| 2016 | 69.7% |
| 2015 | 68.1% |
| 2014 | 66.5% |
| 2013 | 64.9% |
| 2012 | 63.3% |
| 2011 | 61.7% |
| 2010 | 60.0% |
| 2009 | 58.4% |
| 2008 | 56.8% |
| 2007 | 55.2% |
| 2006 | 53.6% |
| 2005 | 52.0% |
| 2004 | 50.5% |
| 2003 | 48.9% |
| 2002 | 47.3% |
| 2001 | 45.8% |
| 2000 | 44.5% |