Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Senegal
Senegal: Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved was 29.02 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 29.02 for proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Senegal peaked at 29.02 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.17, in 2000.
Senegal ranks 63rd of 227 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.03 | 20.17 | 23.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.88 | 24.23 | 27.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.41 | 27.78 | 29.02 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 60 Mozambique 30.55 compare
- 61 Romania 30.43 compare
- 62 Central African Republic 30.35 compare
- 64 Madagascar 28.84 compare
- 65 El Salvador 28.42 compare
- 66 Sao Tome and Principe 28.4 compare
More population data for Senegal
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 32,563 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.44 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4124 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.346 (2100)
- Population density 244.19 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3.10 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.346 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2.44 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 11,836 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Senegal?
- Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Senegal was 29.02 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 29.02 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.17 in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved?
- Senegal ranks 63rd out of 227 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. 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 improved latrines and other improved facilities (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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