People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Senegal
Senegal: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 56.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 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, rural (% of rural) in Senegal is 56.8%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Senegal peaked at 56.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 31.4%, 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, rural (% of rural) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.4% | — |
| 2001 | 32.9% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 34.4% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 35.9% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 37.4% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 38.9% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 40.4% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 41.9% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 43.4% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 44.9% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 46.4% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 47.9% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 49.4% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 50.8% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 52.3% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 53.8% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 55.3% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 56.8% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.1% | 31.4% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 46.4% | 56.8% | 8 |
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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 56.8% 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 56.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.4% in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Senegal ranks 54th 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 35.7%. 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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