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

Latest (2017)
62.0%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
50th
of 97 countries
All-time high
62.0%
in 2017
All-time low
38.2%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Senegal, 2000–2017

02040602000200820172000: 38.22001: 39.62002: 412003: 42.42004: 43.82005: 45.22006: 46.62007: 482008: 49.42009: 50.82010: 52.22011: 53.62012: 552013: 56.42014: 57.82015: 59.22016: 60.62017: 62

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

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Senegal, 2000 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 44.5% 38.2% 50.8% 10
2010s 57.1% 52.2% 62.0% 8

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 47 Guatemala 66.3% compare
  2. 48 Eswatini 63.9% compare
  3. 49 Pakistan 63.6% compare
  4. 51 Yemen 60.5% compare
  5. 52 Mongolia 59.4% compare
  6. 53 South Africa 55.5% compare

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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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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3
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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