People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Senegal
Senegal: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 58.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Senegal, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Senegal recorded 58.9% for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Senegal peaked at 58.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 50.6%, in 2000.
That places Senegal 50th 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, urban (% of urban) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.6% | — |
| 2001 | 51.1% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 51.6% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 52.1% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 52.6% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 53.1% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 53.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 54.0% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 54.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 55.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 55.5% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 56.0% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 56.5% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 57.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 57.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 57.9% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 58.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 58.9% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.8% | 50.6% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.2% | 55.5% | 58.9% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Senegal?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Senegal was 58.9% 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, urban (% of urban) recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 58.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.6% in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Senegal ranks 50th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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