Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Mali

Mali: Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities was 20.01 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
20.01
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
133rd
of 150 countries
All-time high
20.01
in 2024
All-time low
7
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Mali, 2000–2024

051015202000201220242000: 72001: 7.62002: 8.32003: 8.92004: 9.52005: 10.12006: 10.72007: 11.32008: 11.92009: 12.52010: 13.12011: 13.62012: 14.22013: 14.72014: 15.22015: 15.72016: 16.32017: 16.82018: 17.22019: 17.72020: 18.22021: 18.72022: 19.12023: 19.52024: 20

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Mali recorded 20.01 for share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Mali peaked at 20.01 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2000.

Mali ranks 133rd of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Mali, year by year

Annual values for Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Mali, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 7
2001 7.64 +9.1%
2002 8.27 +8.2%
2003 8.89 +7.6%
2004 9.51 +7.0%
2005 10.12 +6.4%
2006 10.73 +6.0%
2007 11.33 +5.6%
2008 11.92 +5.2%
2009 12.49 +4.8%
2010 13.06 +4.5%
2011 13.61 +4.2%
2012 14.16 +4.0%
2013 14.69 +3.8%
2014 15.22 +3.6%
2015 15.74 +3.4%
2016 16.25 +3.2%
2017 16.75 +3.1%
2018 17.24 +2.9%
2019 17.73 +2.8%
2020 18.2 +2.7%
2021 18.66 +2.5%
2022 19.1 +2.4%
2023 19.54 +2.3%
2024 20.01 +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.79 7 12.49 10
2010s 15.45 13.06 17.73 10
2020s 19.1 18.2 20.01 5

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 130 Guinea-Bissau 22.6 compare
  2. 131 Libya 21.75 compare
  3. 132 Uganda 20.36 compare
  4. 134 Ghana 18.76 compare
  5. 135 Colombia 18.69 compare
  6. 136 Sierra Leone 16.85 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Mali?
Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Mali was 20.01 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the population with access to sanitation facilities recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 20.01 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of the population with access to sanitation facilities recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2000.
How does Mali rank for share of the population with access to sanitation facilities?
Mali ranks 133rd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of the population with access to sanitation facilities rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mali data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
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