Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Senegal
Senegal: Proportion of population using basic sanitation services was 32.44 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Senegal stood at 32.44. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Senegal peaked at 32.44 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22, in 2000.
Senegal ranks 38th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.11 | 22 | 28.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.23 | 28.75 | 31.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.1 | 31.72 | 32.44 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 35 Bhutan 37.36 compare
- 36 Russian Federation 34.03 compare
- 37 Nepal 32.61 compare
- 39 Cambodia 31.73 compare
- 40 Azerbaijan 30.98 compare
- 41 Bangladesh 30.3 compare
More population data for Senegal
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.346 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3.10 million (2100)
- Population density 244.19 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.346 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4124 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.44 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 32,563 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2.44 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.77 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 11,836 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Senegal?
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Senegal was 32.44 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using basic sanitation services recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 32.44 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using basic sanitation services recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for proportion of population using basic sanitation services?
- Senegal ranks 38th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using basic sanitation services rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using basic sanitation services (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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