People using safely managed sanitation services in Senegal
Senegal: People using safely managed sanitation services was 30.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation 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
Senegal recorded 30.1% for people using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Senegal peaked at 30.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2000.
That places Senegal 112th out of 146 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 sanitation services in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.6% | — |
| 2001 | 15.0% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 15.4% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 15.7% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 16.1% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 17.6% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 20.1% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 20.9% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 21.7% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 22.4% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 23.2% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 25.7% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 26.6% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 27.4% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 28.3% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 29.2% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 30.1% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.3% | 14.6% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 18.7% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 26.6% | 30.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 109 Puerto Rico 32.5% compare
- 110 Nigeria 32.2% compare
- 111 Tonga 31.2% compare
- 113 Tanzania, United Republic of 28.5% compare
- 114 Gambia 28.1% compare
- 115 Côte d'Ivoire 27.1% 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 sanitation services in Senegal?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Senegal was 30.1% 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 sanitation services recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Senegal ranks 112th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. 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 sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.