People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Senegal
Senegal: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 was 62.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Senegal, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Senegal is 62.0%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Senegal peaked at 62.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 38.2%, in 2000.
Senegal ranks 50th 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): Q3 in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.2% | — |
| 2001 | 39.6% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 41.0% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 42.4% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 43.8% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 45.2% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 46.6% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 48.0% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 49.4% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 50.8% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 52.2% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 53.6% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 55.0% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 56.4% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 57.8% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 59.2% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 60.6% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 62.0% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.5% | 38.2% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.1% | 52.2% | 62.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Senegal?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Senegal was 62.0% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.2% in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3?
- Senegal ranks 50th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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