Water Use Efficiency in Senegal
Senegal: Water Use Efficiency was 6.54 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Water Use Efficiency in Senegal, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 6.54 for water use efficiency in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water use efficiency in Senegal peaked at 6.54 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.74, in 2002.
Senegal ranks 140th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Water Use Efficiency in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.96 | — |
| 2001 | 4.24 | -14.5% |
| 2002 | 3.74 | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 3.91 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 4.09 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 4.11 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 4.28 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 4.45 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 4.52 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 4.54 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 4.65 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 4.84 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 4.99 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 5.08 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 5.34 | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 5.52 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 5.85 | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 6.26 | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 5.49 | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 5.63 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 5.65 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 6.08 | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 6.32 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 6.54 | +3.5% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 6.54 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.59, 68% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 6.54 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.88, 44% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.28 | 3.74 | 4.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.37 | 4.65 | 6.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.15 | 5.65 | 6.54 | 4 |
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 water use efficiency in Senegal?
- Water use efficiency in Senegal was 6.54 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest water use efficiency recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 6.54 in 2023.
- What is the lowest water use efficiency recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.74 in 2002.
- How does Senegal rank for water use efficiency?
- Senegal ranks 140th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water use efficiency rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. 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 Water Use Efficiency (United States dollars per cubic meter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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