People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Senegal
Senegal: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 was 84.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Senegal, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 84.3% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Senegal peaked at 84.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 2000.
That places Senegal 58th 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): Q5 in Senegal, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.0% | — |
| 2001 | 77.5% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 77.9% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 78.3% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 78.8% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 79.2% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 79.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 80.0% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 80.5% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 80.9% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 81.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 81.7% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 82.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 82.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 83.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 83.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 83.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 84.3% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.0% | 77.0% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 81.3% | 84.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 55 Namibia 87.4% compare
- 56 Gabon 85.6% compare
- 57 Sao Tome and Principe 84.7% compare
- 59 Sudan 81.0% compare
- 60 Mauritania 78.5% compare
- 61 Mozambique 75.4% 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, 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): q5 in Senegal?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Senegal was 84.3% 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): q5 recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5?
- Senegal ranks 58th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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