People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Senegal

Senegal: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 48.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
48.0%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
71st
of 97 countries
All-time high
48.0%
in 2017
All-time low
36.3%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Senegal, 2000–2017

010203040502000200820172000: 36.3 lowest2001: 37 lowest2002: 37.7 lowest2003: 38.4 lowest2004: 39.1 lowest2005: 39.8 lowest2006: 40.4 lowest2007: 41.1 lowest2008: 41.8 lowest2009: 42.5 lowest2010: 43.2 lowest2011: 43.9 lowest2012: 44.6 lowest2013: 45.2 lowest2014: 45.9 lowest2015: 46.6 lowest2016: 47.3 lowest2017: 48 lowest

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.

Analysis

In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Senegal stood at 48.0%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Senegal peaked at 48.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 36.3%, in 2000.

Senegal ranks 71st of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest) in Senegal, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 36.3%
2001 37.0% +1.9%
2002 37.7% +1.9%
2003 38.4% +1.8%
2004 39.1% +1.8%
2005 39.8% +1.8%
2006 40.4% +1.7%
2007 41.1% +1.7%
2008 41.8% +1.7%
2009 42.5% +1.6%
2010 43.2% +1.6%
2011 43.9% +1.6%
2012 44.6% +1.6%
2013 45.2% +1.5%
2014 45.9% +1.5%
2015 46.6% +1.5%
2016 47.3% +1.5%
2017 48.0% +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 39.4% 36.3% 42.5% 10
2010s 45.6% 43.2% 48.0% 8

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 68 Nicaragua 51.0% compare
  2. 69 Burkina Faso 49.0% compare
  3. 70 Guinea-Bissau 48.0% compare
  4. 72 Eswatini 45.5% compare
  5. 73 Niger 45.1% compare
  6. 74 Afghanistan 45.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Senegal?
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Senegal was 48.0% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 48.0% in 2017.
What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 36.3% in 2000.
How does Senegal rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
Senegal ranks 71st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Senegal data come from?
The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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