People practicing open defecation, rural in Senegal
Senegal: People practicing open defecation, rural was 11.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, rural in Senegal is 11.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.3% on the previous year and down 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Senegal peaked at 39.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2024.
Senegal ranks 41st of 171 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.2% | — |
| 2001 | 38.0% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 36.9% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 35.7% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 34.6% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 33.4% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 32.2% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 31.1% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 29.9% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 28.7% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 27.6% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 24.1% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 22.9% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 21.8% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 14.8% | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 11.3% | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.0% | 28.7% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 17.1% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 11.3% | 15.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 38 Mongolia 13.7% compare
- 39 Pakistan 13.0% compare
- 40 Timor-Leste 11.7% compare
- 42 India 10.7% compare
- 43 Tanzania, United Republic of 10.6% compare
- 44 Cape Verde 10.1% compare
More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 835.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,496 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0073 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 5.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0057 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Senegal?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Senegal was 11.3% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Senegal ranks 41st out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.