People using safely managed drinking water services in Senegal
Senegal: People using safely managed drinking water services was 27.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed drinking water services in Senegal is 27.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Senegal peaked at 27.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2000.
That places Senegal 134th out of 151 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 safely managed drinking water services in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.0% | — |
| 2001 | 20.3% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 20.5% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 20.8% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 21.1% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 21.4% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 21.7% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 22.3% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 22.6% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 22.9% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 23.2% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 23.5% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 23.8% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 24.1% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 25.3% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 25.6% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 26.3% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 26.6% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 26.9% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 27.2% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.3% | 20.0% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 22.9% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 26.0% | 27.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 131 Nigeria 29.9% compare
- 132 Tonga 29.6% compare
- 133 Mozambique 27.5% compare
- 135 Zimbabwe 25.5% compare
- 136 Guinea-Bissau 24.0% compare
- 137 Madagascar 22.1% 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1821 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.9336 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1953 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Senegal?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Senegal was 27.2% 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 safely managed drinking water services recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 27.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Senegal ranks 134th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.