Drinking water services in Senegal
Senegal: Drinking water services was 10,092 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, drinking water services in Senegal stood at 10,092 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 44.0% on the previous year and down 88.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in Senegal peaked at 159,539 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10,092 people, in 2024.
That places Senegal 86th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water services in Senegal, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 159,539 people | — |
| 2001 | 156,365 people | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 152,994 people | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 149,089 people | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 144,676 people | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 140,007 people | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 135,066 people | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 129,858 people | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 124,402 people | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 118,698 people | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 112,726 people | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 106,601 people | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 100,295 people | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 93,896 people | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 87,258 people | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 80,072 people | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 72,345 people | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 64,078 people | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 55,283 people | -13.7% |
| 2019 | 47,147 people | -14.7% |
| 2020 | 40,280 people | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 33,119 people | -17.8% |
| 2022 | 25,690 people | -22.4% |
| 2023 | 18,008 people | -29.9% |
| 2024 | 10,092 people | -44.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 10,092 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 261,824 people, 4% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 10,092 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 511,332 people, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Drinking water services in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -44.0% | 18,008 people | 10,092 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 141,069 people | 118,698 people | 159,539 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 81,970 people | 47,147 people | 112,726 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,438 people | 10,092 people | 40,280 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More environment data for Senegal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.432 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.48 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.1647 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in Senegal?
- Drinking water services in Senegal was 10,092 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water services recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 159,539 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,092 people in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for drinking water services?
- Senegal ranks 86th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.