People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Senegal

Senegal: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 was 67.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
67.6%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
54th
of 97 countries
All-time high
67.6%
in 2017
All-time low
55.2%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Senegal, 2000–2017

02040602000200820172000: 55.22001: 55.92002: 56.62003: 57.42004: 58.12005: 58.82006: 59.62007: 60.32008: 612009: 61.82010: 62.52011: 63.22012: 63.92013: 64.72014: 65.42015: 66.12016: 66.92017: 67.6

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

Analysis

In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Senegal stood at 67.6%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Senegal peaked at 67.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 55.2%, in 2000.

That places Senegal 54th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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): Q4 in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Senegal, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 55.2%
2001 55.9% +1.3%
2002 56.6% +1.3%
2003 57.4% +1.3%
2004 58.1% +1.3%
2005 58.8% +1.3%
2006 59.6% +1.2%
2007 60.3% +1.2%
2008 61.0% +1.2%
2009 61.8% +1.2%
2010 62.5% +1.2%
2011 63.2% +1.2%
2012 63.9% +1.2%
2013 64.7% +1.1%
2014 65.4% +1.1%
2015 66.1% +1.1%
2016 66.9% +1.1%
2017 67.6% +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 58.5% 55.2% 61.8% 10
2010s 65.0% 62.5% 67.6% 8

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 51 Cambodia 73.6% compare
  2. 52 Mongolia 70.2% compare
  3. 53 Nepal 69.8% compare
  4. 55 Angola 66.8% compare
  5. 56 Sao Tome and Principe 65.8% compare
  6. 57 India 64.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Senegal?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Senegal was 67.6% 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): q4 recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 67.6% in 2017.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 55.2% in 2000.
How does Senegal rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4?
Senegal ranks 54th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4
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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