Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Senegal

Senegal: Share of the population using improved water sources wash was 90.8 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
90.8
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
182nd
of 224 countries
All-time high
90.8
in 2024
All-time low
64.7
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Senegal, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 64.72001: 65.82002: 66.92003: 68.12004: 69.32005: 70.42006: 71.62007: 72.82008: 73.92009: 75.12010: 76.22011: 77.32012: 78.42013: 79.52014: 80.62015: 81.62016: 82.72017: 83.82018: 84.82019: 85.82020: 86.82021: 87.92022: 88.82023: 89.82024: 90.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of the population using improved water sources wash in Senegal is 90.8, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the population using improved water sources wash in Senegal peaked at 90.8 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.7, in 2000.

Senegal ranks 182nd of 224 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 69.85 64.7 75.05 10
2010s 81.07 76.18 85.83 10
2020s 88.83 86.85 90.8 5

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 179 Sri Lanka 91.46 compare
  2. 180 Mali 91.07 compare
  3. 181 Yemen, Republic of 90.85 compare
  4. 183 Vanuatu 90.24 compare
  5. 184 Poland 90.12 compare
  6. 185 Micronesia, Federated States of 89.88 compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the population using improved water sources wash in Senegal?
Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Senegal was 90.8 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 90.8 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 64.7 in 2000.
How does Senegal rank for share of the population using improved water sources wash?
Senegal ranks 182nd out of 224 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of the population using improved water sources wash rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Senegal data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved water sources wash. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of the population using improved water sources wash
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
231 places, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
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