Population using safely managed sanitation services in Senegal
Senegal: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 32.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
32.6%
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
65th
of 99 countries
All-time high
32.6%
in 2024
All-time low
12.4%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using safely managed sanitation services in Senegal stood at 32.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Senegal peaked at 32.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2000.
Senegal ranks 65th 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.4% | — |
| 2001 | 12.9% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 13.5% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 15.7% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 16.3% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 19.1% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 20.9% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 22.8% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 24.8% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 25.8% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 26.9% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 27.9% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 29.1% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 30.2% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 31.4% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 32.6% | +3.9% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 32.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.6%, 78% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 32.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4%, 1.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.9% | 12.4% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 18.3% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 27.9% | 32.6% | 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 sanitation services in Senegal?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Senegal was 32.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Senegal ranks 65th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.5%. 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 sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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