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
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Senegal, 2000–2017
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.4% | 36.3% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.6% | 43.2% | 48.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 68 Nicaragua 51.0% compare
- 69 Burkina Faso 49.0% compare
- 70 Guinea-Bissau 48.0% compare
- 72 Eswatini 45.5% compare
- 73 Niger 45.1% compare
- 74 Afghanistan 45.0% 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 835.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,496 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1821 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.9336 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1953 units per person (2025)
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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