Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Senegal
Senegal: Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities was 79.76 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Senegal is 79.76, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Senegal peaked at 79.76 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.97, in 2000.
That places Senegal 181st out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 | 53.97 | 47.97 | 60.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.44 | 61.47 | 73.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.21 | 74.65 | 79.76 | 5 |
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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 sanitation facilities in Senegal?
- Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Senegal was 79.76 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 79.76 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.97 in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Senegal ranks 181st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. 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 sanitation facilities (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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