Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Senegal
Senegal: Proportion of population using limited drinking water services was 2.75 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Senegal, 2000β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 2.75 for proportion of population using limited drinking water services in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Senegal peaked at 4.9 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.75, in 2024.
Senegal ranks 77th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.78 | 4.55 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.02 | 3.5 | 4.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.06 | 2.75 | 3.36 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 74 Equatorial Guinea 2.96 compare
- 75 Tajikistan 2.85 compare
- 76 Philippines 2.82 compare
- 78 Cuba 2.67 compare
- 79 Guyana 2.47 compare
- 80 India 2.34 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 limited drinking water services in Senegal?
- Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Senegal was 2.75 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9 in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.75 in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for proportion of population using limited drinking water services?
- Senegal ranks 77th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using limited drinking water services rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using limited drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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