Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Senegal

Senegal: Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities was 26.9 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
26.9
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
85th
of 113 countries
All-time high
26.9
in 2024
All-time low
19.8
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024

Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Senegal, 2015–2024

01020302015201920242015: 19.82016: 20.72017: 21.52018: 22.32019: 23.12020: 23.92021: 24.72022: 25.52023: 26.22024: 26.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Senegal recorded 26.9 for share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Senegal peaked at 26.9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.8, in 2015.

Senegal ranks 85th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Senegal, 2015 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2015 19.8
2016 20.65 +4.3%
2017 21.5 +4.1%
2018 22.32 +3.8%
2019 23.13 +3.6%
2020 23.92 +3.4%
2021 24.7 +3.2%
2022 25.45 +3.1%
2023 26.19 +2.9%
2024 26.9 +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 21.48 19.8 23.13 5
2020s 25.43 23.92 26.9 5

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 82 Nigeria 31.31 compare
  2. 83 Timor-Leste 28.41 compare
  3. 84 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 27.04 compare
  4. 86 Chad 26.27 compare
  5. 87 Burkina Faso 25.88 compare
  6. 88 Uganda 24.56 compare

See the full ranking of 113 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Senegal?
Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Senegal was 26.9 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the population with access to handwashing facilities recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 26.9 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of the population with access to handwashing facilities recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 19.8 in 2015.
How does Senegal rank for share of the population with access to handwashing facilities?
Senegal ranks 85th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of the population with access to handwashing facilities rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. 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 the population with access to handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,032 data points, 2015–2024
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