People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Senegal
Senegal: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban was 71.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Senegal stood at 71.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Senegal peaked at 71.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.5%, in 2000.
That places Senegal 137th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.5% | — |
| 2001 | 61.0% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 61.5% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 61.9% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 62.3% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 62.8% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 63.2% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 63.7% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 64.1% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 64.5% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 65.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 65.4% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 65.8% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 66.3% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 66.7% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 67.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 67.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 68.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 68.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 68.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 69.3% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 69.7% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 70.1% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 70.6% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 71.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.6% | 60.5% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.9% | 65.0% | 68.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.1% | 69.3% | 71.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 134 Solomon Islands 74.8% compare
- 135 Afghanistan 73.0% compare
- 136 Naoero 71.3% compare
- 138 Equatorial Guinea 69.9% compare
- 139 Bangladesh 67.6% compare
- 140 Mozambique 63.4% 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 835.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,496 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0073 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 5.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0057 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Senegal?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Senegal was 71.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.5% in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban?
- Senegal ranks 137th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.