People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Senegal
Senegal: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 32.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation 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
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Senegal stood at 32.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Senegal peaked at 32.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2000.
That places Senegal 66th 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.4% | — |
| 2001 | 12.9% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 13.5% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 15.7% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 16.3% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 19.1% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 20.9% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 22.8% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 24.8% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 25.8% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 26.9% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 27.9% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 29.1% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 30.2% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 31.4% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 32.6% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.9% | 12.4% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 18.3% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 27.9% | 32.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 63 Costa Rica 36.0% compare
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- 65 Suriname 33.9% compare
- 67 Palestine, State of 32.6% compare
- 68 Sao Tome and Principe 32.0% compare
- 69 Zambia 31.3% 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 15-19, male, annual growth rate 2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0571 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0474 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Senegal?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Senegal was 32.6% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Senegal ranks 66th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.5%. 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, 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.