Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Senegal
Senegal: Population using safely managed drinking-water services was 13.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 13.2% for population using safely managed drinking-water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Senegal peaked at 13.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2000.
That places Senegal 70th out of 85 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.3% | — |
| 2001 | 7.5% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 12.5% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 13.2% | +1.9% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 13.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.7%, 56% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 13.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.1%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 7.3% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 9.7% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 12.2% | 13.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.1647 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed drinking-water services in Senegal?
- Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Senegal was 13.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for population using safely managed drinking-water services?
- Senegal ranks 70th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed drinking-water services rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. 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 safely managed drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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