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
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 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 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 12.3% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 10.3% | 12.1% | 8 |
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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 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 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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