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Nigeria - Population with Access to Safe Drinking Water (%) 68.5

FAO AQUASTAT · updated 2026-10-03 · 188 economies tracked

Latest value

68.5 (2023)

Global rank

##162 of 188 economies

Share of global total

0.4%

Growth since 1990

1.72×

Ranking Race — Population with Access to Safe Drinking Water (%)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#28#55#82#109#136#16319901995200020052010201520202023#129#1622008 overtook Turkmenistan2012 overtook Kiribati
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2023. Nigeria climbed from #129 to #162 (overtook Turkmenistan). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Nigeria ↓

Key Events — Nigeria

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1992
Fell 18 places in global rank auto
2008
Overtook Turkmenistan in global rank auto
2012
Overtook Kiribati in global rank auto
2016
Oil price recession curated

First recession in 25 years as crude prices collapse.

2020
COVID-19 oil shock curated

Dual pandemic and oil shock push GDP down.

2023
Fuel subsidy removal curated

Petrol subsidy cut and currency reforms spark inflation.

Population with Access to Safe Drinking Water (%), 1990-2023

FAO AQUASTAT · % · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202339.949.4358.9768.5
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