Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Senegal
Senegal: Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population was 96.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population 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 96.3% for using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Senegal peaked at 96.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 91.2%, in 2000.
Senegal ranks 158th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 91.2% | — |
| 2001 | 91.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 91.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 91.9% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 92.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 92.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 92.5% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 92.9% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 93.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 93.3% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 93.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 93.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 94.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 95.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 95.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 96.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 98.5%, 98% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 96.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96.6%, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.2% | 91.2% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 93.3% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.9% | 95.5% | 96.3% | 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 using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Senegal?
- Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Senegal was 96.3% 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 using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.2% in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population?
- Senegal ranks 158th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.