People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population)
31.3% Nigeria, 2024
Up 0.1 points from 31.2% in 2023.
Modelled estimateYearlySDG 6.2.1
Source: World Bank · World Development Indicators · SH.STA.HYGN.ZS · version 3, published 2 Nov 2026 · CC-BY-4.0
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How we know
- Definition
- The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.
- 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
- 6.2.1
- 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.STA.HYGN.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.STA.HYGN.ZS. Retrieved via DataNigeria (dataset wb-wdi-nigeria, version 3, published 2 November 2026). Licence: CC-BY-4.0.
All years
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 31.3% |
| 2023 | 31.2% |
| 2022 | 31.1% |
| 2021 | 31.0% |
| 2020 | 30.8% |
| 2019 | 30.7% |
| 2018 | 30.6% |
| 2017 | 30.5% |
| 2016 | 30.3% |
| 2015 | 30.2% |
| 2014 | 30.1% |
| 2013 | 29.9% |
| 2012 | 29.8% |
| 2011 | 29.7% |