Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Senegal
Senegal: Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities was 62.52 in 2024. β² Rising
Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Senegal, 2000β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 62.52 for share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Senegal peaked at 62.52 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.64, in 2000.
Senegal ranks 179th of 225 countries on this measure, 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 | 41.41 | 36.64 | 46.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.34 | 47.44 | 57.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.4 | 58.28 | 62.52 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 176 Sudan 65.71 compare
- 177 Eswatini, Kingdom of 64.46 compare
- 178 Yemen, Republic of 63.08 compare
- 180 Greenland 62.5 compare
- 181 American Samoa 62.12 compare
- 182 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 58.68 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)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.77 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 11,836 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 3.77 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 3.77 (2024)
- Natural population growth 2.38 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Senegal?
- Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Senegal was 62.52 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 62.52 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.64 in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for share of population with improved sanitation faciltities?
- Senegal ranks 179th out of 225 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population with improved sanitation faciltities rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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