Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Senegal
Senegal: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 80.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Senegal stood at 80.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Senegal peaked at 80.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, in 2000.
That places Senegal 120th out of 177 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 | 47.5% | 40.4% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.0% | 56.4% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 73.5% | 80.6% | 5 |
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More environment data for Senegal
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 31.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.71 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 9.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.3409 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.6572 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0025 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 12.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0063 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0238 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic drinking-water services in Senegal?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Senegal was 80.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 80.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Senegal ranks 120th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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