People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Senegal
Senegal: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 85.5% 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). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 85.5% for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Senegal peaked at 85.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 55.2%, in 2000.
That places Senegal 42nd 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 | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.2% | — |
| 2001 | 56.9% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 58.7% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 60.5% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 62.3% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 64.1% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 65.9% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 67.6% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 69.4% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 71.2% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 73.0% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 74.8% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 76.6% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 78.3% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 80.1% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 81.9% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 83.7% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 85.5% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.2% | 55.2% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.2% | 73.0% | 85.5% | 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 85.5% 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 85.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.2% in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Senegal ranks 42nd 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 26.4%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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