Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Senegal
Senegal: Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services was 88 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Senegal stood at 88 %. 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 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Senegal peaked at 88 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60 %, in 2000.
That places Senegal 148th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65 % | 60 % | 70 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 77 % | 72 % | 82 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 86 % | 84 % | 88 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Senegal
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.07 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 120.1 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 418 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 29.09 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 58.87 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 5,600 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.87 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 82.56 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 40.26 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,830 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Senegal?
- Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Senegal was 88 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 88 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 60 % in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services?
- Senegal ranks 148th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.