People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Mali
Mali: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 9.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Mali, 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
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Mali is 9.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Mali peaked at 9.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2000.
That places Mali 121st out of 124 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, urban in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.4% | — |
| 2001 | 7.5% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 9.5% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 9.8% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 7.4% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 8.5% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 9.3% | 9.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Mali?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Mali was 9.8% 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, urban recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2000.
- How does Mali rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Mali ranks 121st out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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, urban (% of urban 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.