People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Senegal
Senegal: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 81.8% 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).
Analysis
Senegal recorded 81.8% for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Senegal peaked at 81.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 58.2%, in 2000.
Senegal ranks 60th 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.2% | — |
| 2001 | 59.6% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 62.4% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 63.8% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 65.1% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 66.5% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 67.9% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 69.3% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 70.7% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 72.1% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 73.5% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 74.8% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 76.2% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 77.6% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 80.4% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 81.8% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.4% | 58.2% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.9% | 72.1% | 81.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 57 Kyrgyzstan 83.0% compare
- 58 Sao Tome and Principe 82.4% compare
- 59 Lao People's Democratic Republic 82.2% compare
- 61 Gambia 80.8% compare
- 62 Yemen 79.9% compare
- 63 Sudan 79.6% 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 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2949 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5861 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 81.8% 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 81.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.2% in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Senegal ranks 60th 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 20.4%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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