Population using safely managed sanitation services in Mali
Mali: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 29.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Mali, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using safely managed sanitation services in Mali is 29.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Mali peaked at 29.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2000.
Mali ranks 71st of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.9% | — |
| 2001 | 7.7% | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 8.5% | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 14.7% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 20.3% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 21.2% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 24.1% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 25.1% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 26.1% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 27.1% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 28.1% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 29.1% | +3.5% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 29.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 16.0%, 1.8× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Mali's 29.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4%, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 6.9% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 15.6% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 25.1% | 29.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More environment data for Mali
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.401 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3 % 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 3.04 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed sanitation services in Mali?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Mali was 29.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2000.
- How does Mali rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Mali ranks 71st out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using safely managed sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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