Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Senegal
Senegal: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 9.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 9.2% for share of population not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.5% on the previous year and down 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Senegal peaked at 35.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2024.
That places Senegal 43rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.2% | 24.9% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 14.2% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 9.2% | 13.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More environment data for Senegal
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 31.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.71 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 9.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.3409 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.6572 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0025 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 12.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0063 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0238 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Senegal?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Senegal was 9.2% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Senegal ranks 43rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.