Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Senegal
Senegal: Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location was 62.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Senegal is 62.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Senegal peaked at 62.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.6%, in 2000.
Senegal ranks 201st of 249 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.6% | — |
| 2001 | 37.6% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 38.6% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 39.7% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 40.8% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 41.9% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 43.0% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 44.1% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 45.2% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 46.3% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 47.4% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 48.5% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 49.6% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 50.7% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 51.8% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 52.9% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 54.0% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 55.1% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 56.1% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 57.2% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 58.3% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 59.3% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 60.4% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 61.5% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 62.5% | +1.7% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 62.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.0%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 62.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.9%, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.4% | 36.6% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 47.4% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.4% | 58.3% | 62.5% | 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 proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Senegal?
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Senegal was 62.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 62.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.6% in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location?
- Senegal ranks 201st out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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