Population using at least basic sanitation services in Senegal
Senegal: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 54.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 54.0% for population using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Senegal peaked at 54.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 2000.
That places Senegal 127th out of 174 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 | 26.4% | 20.5% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 33.8% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.0% | 48.1% | 54.0% | 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 sanitation services in Senegal?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Senegal was 54.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 54.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Senegal ranks 127th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. 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 sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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