People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Senegal
Senegal: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 54.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Senegal, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Senegal stood at 54.0%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Senegal peaked at 54.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 37.1%, in 2000.
That places Senegal 68th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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, rural (% of) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.1% | — |
| 2001 | 38.1% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 40.1% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 41.1% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 42.1% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 43.1% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 44.1% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 45.1% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 46.1% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 47.0% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 50.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 51.0% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.6% | 37.1% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 47.0% | 54.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 65 Namibia 55.1% compare
- 66 Cote d'Ivoire 54.7% compare
- 67 Mali 54.5% compare
- 69 Burkina Faso 53.0% compare
- 70 Nicaragua 52.6% compare
- 71 Afghanistan 52.0% 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)
- 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 75-79, female, annual growth rate 7.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0031 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0029 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Senegal?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Senegal was 54.0% 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, rural (% of) recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 54.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.1% in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Senegal ranks 68th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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