People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Mali
Mali: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 29.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Mali, 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
Mali recorded 29.1% for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Mali peaked at 29.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2000.
That places Mali 72nd out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.9% | — |
| 2001 | 7.7% | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 8.5% | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 14.7% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 20.3% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 21.2% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 24.1% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 25.1% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 26.1% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 27.1% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 28.1% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 29.1% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 6.9% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 15.6% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 25.1% | 29.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Mali?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Mali was 29.1% 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, rural recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2000.
- How does Mali rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Mali ranks 72nd out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.5%. 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, rural (% of rural 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.