According to a survey conducted in 2020, the main source of water for household use in Nigeria is tube well or borehole. This is slightly more common in urban areas than in rural areas. Other common sources of water are protected or unprotected dug well, public tap or standpipe, and surface water, like a river, dam, lake, pond, stream, canal or irrigation channel.
What is your main source of water for household use?
Characteristic
Urban
Rural
Piped water into dwelling
8.2%
1%
Piped water into yard, plot or compound
6.8%
1.8%
Public tap or standpipe
10.4%
4.9%
Tube well or borehole
44.7%
41.6%
Protected dug well
15%
13.7%
Unprotected dug well
2.1%
11.3%
Protected spring
0.2%
1.2%
Unprotected spring
0.5%
3.5%
Rainwater collection
-
0.1%
Bottled water
0.2%
-
Purchased from a cart with a small tank or drum
8.1%
4%
Purchased from a tanker truck
1.2%
1.4%
Surface water, like a river, dam, lake, pond, stream, canal or irrigation channel
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Afrobarometer. (October 11, 2021). What is your main source of water for household use? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1269086/main-source-of-water-in-nigeria-by-area/
Afrobarometer. "What is your main source of water for household use?." Chart. October 11, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1269086/main-source-of-water-in-nigeria-by-area/
Afrobarometer. (2021). What is your main source of water for household use?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1269086/main-source-of-water-in-nigeria-by-area/
Afrobarometer. "What Is Your Main Source of Water for Household Use?." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Oct 2021, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1269086/main-source-of-water-in-nigeria-by-area/
Afrobarometer, What is your main source of water for household use? Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1269086/main-source-of-water-in-nigeria-by-area/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
What is your main source of water for household use? [Graph], Afrobarometer, October 11, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1269086/main-source-of-water-in-nigeria-by-area/
