People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Mali
Mali: People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) was 20.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services in Mali, 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 sanitation services in Mali is 20.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Mali peaked at 20.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2000.
Mali ranks 129th of 146 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 sanitation services (% of population) in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.0% | — |
| 2001 | 7.6% | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 17.7% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 18.2% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 19.1% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 19.5% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 20.0% | +2.4% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 20.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 20.0%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Mali's 20.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.6%, 85% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 7.0% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 13.1% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 18.2% | 20.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Mali?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Mali was 20.0% 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 safely managed sanitation services recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2000.
- How does Mali rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Mali ranks 129th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali 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 sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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.