Drinking water services in rural areas in Senegal
Senegal: Drinking water services in rural areas was 10,092 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in rural areas 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
Senegal recorded 10,092 people for drinking water services in rural areas in 2024. 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 86.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Senegal peaked at 132,572 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10,092 people, in 2024.
That places Senegal 82nd out of 178 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 rural areas in Senegal, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 132,572 people | — |
| 2001 | 130,129 people | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 127,547 people | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 124,419 people | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 120,805 people | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 117,022 people | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 113,059 people | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 108,922 people | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 104,631 people | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 100,191 people | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 95,588 people | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 90,925 people | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 86,187 people | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 81,456 people | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 76,622 people | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 71,418 people | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 65,858 people | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 59,949 people | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 53,708 people | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 47,147 people | -12.2% |
| 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 222,289 people, 5% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 10,092 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 528,044 people, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Drinking water services in rural areas 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 |
| 2023 | -29.9% | 25,690 people | 18,008 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 117,930 people | 100,191 people | 132,572 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 72,886 people | 47,147 people | 95,588 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 rural areas in Senegal?
- Drinking water services in rural areas 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 in rural areas recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 132,572 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,092 people in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Senegal ranks 82nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.8%. 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 in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.