People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population)
47.9% Nigeria, 2024
Up 0.2 points from 47.7% in 2023.
Modelled estimateYearlySDG 1.4.1
Source: World Bank · World Development Indicators · SH.STA.BASS.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 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.
- 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.STA.BASS.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.BASS.ZS. Retrieved via DataNigeria (dataset wb-wdi-nigeria, version 3, published 2 November 2026). Licence: CC-BY-4.0.
All years
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 47.9% |
| 2023 | 47.7% |
| 2022 | 46.6% |
| 2021 | 45.4% |
| 2020 | 44.4% |
| 2019 | 43.3% |
| 2018 | 42.2% |
| 2017 | 41.2% |
| 2016 | 40.2% |
| 2015 | 39.2% |
| 2014 | 38.3% |
| 2013 | 37.3% |
| 2012 | 36.4% |
| 2011 | 35.5% |
| 2010 | 34.7% |
| 2009 | 33.9% |
| 2008 | 33.1% |
| 2007 | 32.3% |
| 2006 | 31.5% |
| 2005 | 30.8% |
| 2004 | 30.1% |
| 2003 | 29.4% |
| 2002 | 28.7% |
| 2001 | 28.0% |
| 2000 | 28.0% |