People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Senegal

Senegal: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 16.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
16.8%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
69th
of 97 countries
All-time high
16.8%
in 2017
All-time low
15.8%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

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

0510152000200820172000: 15.82001: 15.92002: 15.92003: 162004: 16.12005: 16.12006: 16.22007: 16.22008: 16.32009: 16.32010: 16.42011: 16.52012: 16.52013: 16.62014: 16.62015: 16.72016: 16.72017: 16.8

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, rural (% of rural) in Senegal stood at 16.8%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Senegal peaked at 16.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2000.

That places Senegal 69th 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, rural (% of rural) in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population): Q2 in Senegal, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 15.8%
2001 15.9% +0.4%
2002 15.9% +0.4%
2003 16.0% +0.4%
2004 16.1% +0.3%
2005 16.1% +0.3%
2006 16.2% +0.3%
2007 16.2% +0.3%
2008 16.3% +0.3%
2009 16.3% +0.3%
2010 16.4% +0.3%
2011 16.5% +0.3%
2012 16.5% +0.3%
2013 16.6% +0.3%
2014 16.6% +0.3%
2015 16.7% +0.3%
2016 16.7% +0.3%
2017 16.8% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.1% 15.8% 16.3% 10
2010s 16.6% 16.4% 16.8% 8

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 66 Zambia 18.0% compare
  2. 67 Tanzania, United Republic of 17.5% compare
  3. 68 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 17.2% compare
  4. 70 Zimbabwe 16.8% compare
  5. 71 Kenya 16.0% compare
  6. 72 Angola 14.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Senegal?
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Senegal was 16.8% 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, rural (% of rural) recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2017.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2000.
How does Senegal rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
Senegal ranks 69th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population): Q2
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, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
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