People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Senegal
Senegal: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 27.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Senegal, 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 Senegal is 27.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Senegal peaked at 27.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2000.
That places Senegal 102nd 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.0% | — |
| 2001 | 18.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 18.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 18.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 18.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 18.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 19.8% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 20.3% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 20.9% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 23.2% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 23.8% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 24.4% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 25.1% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 25.7% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 26.3% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 26.9% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 27.5% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.3% | 18.0% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 19.2% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 25.1% | 27.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 99 Guinea-Bissau 30.4% compare
- 100 El Salvador 28.9% compare
- 101 Kenya 27.9% compare
- 103 Kiribati 25.3% compare
- 104 Afghanistan 24.9% compare
- 105 Uganda 24.6% 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0658 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Senegal?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Senegal was 27.5% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Senegal ranks 102nd out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. 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, 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.