Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Senegal
Senegal: Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals was 8.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Senegal, 1987–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 8.6% for municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Senegal peaked at 11.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2002.
Senegal ranks 147th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 5.0% | — |
| 1988 | 5.1% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 5.2% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 5.3% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 5.4% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 5.5% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 5.6% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 5.7% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 5.8% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 5.9% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 6.0% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 6.1% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 6.2% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 6.3% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 5.2% | -17.4% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | -15.1% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | -19.3% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.1% | 5.0% | 5.2% | 3 |
| 1990s | 5.8% | 5.3% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 4.4% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 8.1% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.6% | 8.6% | 3 |
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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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -2.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0046 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -6.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Senegal?
- Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Senegal was 8.6% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2002.
- How does Senegal rank for municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Senegal ranks 147th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Municipal (domestic) water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry, and municipal purposes).