People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Senegal
Senegal: People using safely managed drinking water services, rural was 13.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 13.2% for people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Senegal peaked at 13.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2000.
Senegal ranks 70th of 85 countries on this measure, 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, rural in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.3% | — |
| 2001 | 7.5% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 12.5% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 13.2% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 7.3% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 9.7% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 12.2% | 13.2% | 5 |
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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 30-34, female, annual growth rate 4.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0356 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 4.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0351 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Senegal?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Senegal was 13.2% 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, rural recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, rural recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, rural?
- Senegal ranks 70th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. 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, rural (% of rural 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.