Proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Senegal
Senegal: Proportion of population using limited sanitation services was 17.25 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 17.25 for proportion of population using limited sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Senegal peaked at 17.25 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.33, in 2000.
Senegal ranks 32nd of 231 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 | 12.56 | 11.33 | 13.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.1 | 14.02 | 16.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.81 | 16.37 | 17.25 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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 limited sanitation services in Senegal?
- Proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Senegal was 17.25 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using limited sanitation services recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 17.25 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using limited sanitation services recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.33 in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for proportion of population using limited sanitation services?
- Senegal ranks 32nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using limited sanitation services rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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 limited sanitation services (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).