Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Senegal

Senegal: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 90.8% in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
90.8%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
189th
of 231 countries
All-time high
90.8%
in 2024
All-time low
64.7%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Senegal, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 64.7 %2001: 65.8 %2002: 66.9 %2003: 68.1 %2004: 69.3 %2005: 70.4 %2006: 71.6 %2007: 72.8 %2008: 73.9 %2009: 75.1 %2010: 76.2 %2011: 77.3 %2012: 78.4 %2013: 79.5 %2014: 80.6 %2015: 81.6 %2016: 82.7 %2017: 83.8 %2018: 84.8 %2019: 85.8 %2020: 86.8 %2021: 87.9 %2022: 88.8 %2023: 89.8 %2024: 90.8 %

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Senegal recorded 90.8% for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Senegal peaked at 90.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.7%, in 2000.

That places Senegal 189th out of 231 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 69.8% 64.7% 75.1% 10
2010s 81.1% 76.2% 85.8% 10
2020s 88.8% 86.8% 90.8% 5

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 186 Sri Lanka 91.5% compare
  2. 187 Mali 91.1% compare
  3. 188 Yemen 90.9% compare
  4. 190 Vanuatu 90.2% compare
  5. 191 Poland 90.1% compare
  6. 192 Micronesia (country) 89.9% compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Senegal?
Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Senegal was 90.8% 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 using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 90.8% in 2024.
What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 64.7% in 2000.
How does Senegal rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
Senegal ranks 189th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. 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 for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita
Unit
%
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
231 places, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.