People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Senegal
Senegal: People using safely managed drinking water services, urban was 41.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water 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 safely managed drinking water services, urban in Senegal stood at 41.1%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Senegal peaked at 41.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 2000.
That places Senegal 85th out of 104 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, urban in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.0% | — |
| 2001 | 39.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 39.2% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 39.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 39.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 39.5% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 39.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 39.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 39.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 39.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 39.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 40.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 40.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 40.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 40.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 40.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 40.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 40.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 40.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 40.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 40.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 40.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 41.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 41.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.4% | 39.0% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 39.9% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.9% | 40.8% | 41.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 82 Turks and Caicos Islands 46.5% compare
- 83 Pakistan 45.4% compare
- 84 Tanzania, United Republic of 45.2% compare
- 86 Sao Tome and Principe 40.3% compare
- 87 Uganda 40.0% compare
- 88 Madagascar 38.6% 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 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0592 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 0.563 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0646 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 0.6139 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Senegal?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Senegal was 41.1% 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, urban recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 41.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, urban recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban?
- Senegal ranks 85th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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, urban (% of urban 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.