Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Senegal
Senegal: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 16.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Senegal, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 16.3% for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Senegal peaked at 16.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2000.
That places Senegal 78th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.4% | — |
| 2001 | 10.1% | +19.9% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | +16.6% |
| 2003 | 11.9% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 12.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | +22.3% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.6% | 8.4% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 12.5% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 16.3% | 16.3% | 4 |
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- 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)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate -42.62 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Senegal?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Senegal was 16.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Senegal ranks 78th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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