People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Senegal

Senegal: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 was 10.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
10.3%
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
74th
of 97 countries
All-time high
14.6%
in 2000
All-time low
10.3%
in 2017
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Senegal, 2000–2017

0510152000200820172000: 14.6 lowest2001: 14.4 lowest2002: 14.1 lowest2003: 13.9 lowest2004: 13.6 lowest2005: 13.4 lowest2006: 13.1 lowest2007: 12.8 lowest2008: 12.6 lowest2009: 12.3 lowest2010: 12.1 lowest2011: 11.8 lowest2012: 11.6 lowest2013: 11.3 lowest2014: 11.1 lowest2015: 10.8 lowest2016: 10.6 lowest2017: 10.3 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 sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Senegal stood at 10.3%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Senegal peaked at 14.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2017.

Senegal ranks 74th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest) in Senegal, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 14.6%
2001 14.4% -1.7%
2002 14.1% -1.8%
2003 13.9% -1.8%
2004 13.6% -1.8%
2005 13.4% -1.9%
2006 13.1% -1.9%
2007 12.8% -1.9%
2008 12.6% -2.0%
2009 12.3% -2.0%
2010 12.1% -2.1%
2011 11.8% -2.1%
2012 11.6% -2.2%
2013 11.3% -2.2%
2014 11.1% -2.2%
2015 10.8% -2.3%
2016 10.6% -2.4%
2017 10.3% -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.5% 12.3% 14.6% 10
2010s 11.2% 10.3% 12.1% 8

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 71 Haiti 11.6% compare
  2. 72 Kenya 10.5% compare
  3. 73 India 10.3% compare
  4. 75 Zimbabwe 10.0% compare
  5. 76 Burkina Faso 9.7% compare
  6. 77 Ghana 8.6% compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Senegal?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Senegal was 10.3% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2000.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2017.
How does Senegal rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1?
Senegal ranks 74th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. 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 (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation 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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