People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Senegal
Senegal: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 was 31.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Senegal, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Senegal recorded 31.2% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Senegal peaked at 31.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 21.9%, in 2000.
Senegal ranks 59th 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.9% | — |
| 2001 | 22.5% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 23.0% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 23.6% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 24.1% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 24.6% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 25.2% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 25.7% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 26.3% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 26.8% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 27.4% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 27.9% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 29.5% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 30.1% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 30.6% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 31.2% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.4% | 21.9% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 27.4% | 31.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 56 Bangladesh 35.0% compare
- 57 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 34.9% compare
- 58 Gambia 31.6% compare
- 60 Cambodia 27.9% compare
- 61 Afghanistan 26.4% compare
- 62 Sao Tome and Principe 25.8% 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, total, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3774 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2912 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Senegal?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Senegal was 31.2% 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): q2 recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9% in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2?
- Senegal ranks 59th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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