People using improved drinking water sources in Senegal
Senegal: People using improved drinking water sources was 1.69 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources 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
The most recent figure for people using improved drinking water sources in Senegal is 1.69 million people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Senegal peaked at 3.36 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.69 million people, in 2024.
That places Senegal 34th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Senegal, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.36 million people | — |
| 2001 | 3.34 million people | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 3.31 million people | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 3.28 million people | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 3.23 million people | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 3.18 million people | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 3.13 million people | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 3.08 million people | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 3.02 million people | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 2.96 million people | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 2.90 million people | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.84 million people | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 2.78 million people | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 2.72 million people | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 2.66 million people | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 2.60 million people | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 2.53 million people | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 2.45 million people | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 2.36 million people | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 2.27 million people | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 2.17 million people | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 2.06 million people | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 1.94 million people | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 1.82 million people | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 1.69 million people | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.19 million people | 2.96 million people | 3.36 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.61 million people | 2.27 million people | 2.90 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.94 million people | 1.69 million people | 2.17 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 31 Zimbabwe 1.88 million people compare
- 32 Central African Republic 1.78 million people compare
- 33 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.76 million people compare
- 35 Haiti 1.69 million people compare
- 36 Philippines 1.53 million people compare
- 37 Sri Lanka 1.52 million people compare
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)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0037 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate -41.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Senegal?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Senegal was 1.69 million 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.36 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.69 million people in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Senegal ranks 34th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.