Energy & Infrastructure · Basic drinking water access · Nigeria
Nigeria’s basic drinking water access rose to 82.2% of population in 2024.
82.2% of population
2024
Up 1.2 pp from 2023.
Updated 18 Oct 2026
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82.2% of population
What it is. People using at least basic drinking water services, as a share of the population.
Higher is better. A rise in basic drinking water access is generally good news; a fall, bad news.
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| Period | Basic drinking water access · Nigeria |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 68.1% of population |
| 2016 | 69.7% of population |
| 2017 | 71.4% of population |
| 2018 | 73% of population |
| 2019 | 74.6% of population |
| 2020 | 76.2% of population |
| 2021 | 77.8% of population |
| 2022 | 79.5% of population |
| 2023 | 81.1% of population |
| 2024 | 82.2% of population |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · Licence: CC BY 4.0
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Strata-AF™ Data, Basic drinking water access, Nigeria, 2024; source World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), retrieved 18 Oct 2026; https://data.strata-af.com/energy/basic-water-access/nigeria
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People using at least basic drinking water services, as a share of the population. Unit: % of population.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (series SH.H2O.BASW.ZS), retrieved through the World Bank API and published under CC BY 4.0. Updated annually; the World Bank's own source notes apply.