Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation in Mali

Mali: Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation was 29.08 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
29.08
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
72nd
of 100 countries
All-time high
29.08
in 2024
All-time low
6.86
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Mali, 2000–2024

510152025302000201220242000: 6.92001: 7.72002: 8.52003: 9.42004: 10.32005: 11.12006: 122007: 12.92008: 13.82009: 14.72010: 15.62011: 16.52012: 17.52013: 18.42014: 19.32015: 20.32016: 21.22017: 22.22018: 23.22019: 24.12020: 25.12021: 26.12022: 27.12023: 28.12024: 29.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Mali stood at 29.08. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 50.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Mali peaked at 29.08 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.86, in 2000.

That places Mali 72nd out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation in Mali, year by year

Annual values for Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Mali, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 6.86 —
2001 7.7 +12.3%
2002 8.55 +11.0%
2003 9.4 +10.0%
2004 10.27 +9.2%
2005 11.14 +8.5%
2006 12.02 +7.9%
2007 12.9 +7.4%
2008 13.8 +6.9%
2009 14.7 +6.5%
2010 15.61 +6.2%
2011 16.53 +5.9%
2012 17.45 +5.6%
2013 18.39 +5.3%
2014 19.33 +5.1%
2015 20.28 +4.9%
2016 21.23 +4.7%
2017 22.2 +4.5%
2018 23.17 +4.4%
2019 24.15 +4.2%
2020 25.13 +4.1%
2021 26.11 +3.9%
2022 27.1 +3.8%
2023 28.08 +3.7%
2024 29.08 +3.5%

Mali compared with similar countries

  • Mali's 29.08 is above the median for low income countries, which is 15.99, 1.8× the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Mali's 29.08 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.73 6.86 14.7 10
2010s 19.83 15.61 24.15 10
2020s 27.1 25.13 29.08 5

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 69 Zambia 31.28 compare
  2. 70 Zimbabwe 29.98 compare
  3. 71 Serbia 29.61 compare
  4. 73 Trinidad and Tobago 28.35 compare
  5. 74 Yemen 27.87 compare
  6. 75 Nigeria 26.55 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Mali?
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Mali was 29.08 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 29.08 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 6.86 in 2000.
How does Mali rank for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed?
Mali ranks 72nd out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.5%. 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 urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
100 places, 2,464 data points, 2000–2024
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