Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Senegal
Senegal: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services was 32.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Senegal stood at 32.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Senegal peaked at 32.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2000.
That places Senegal 66th 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 urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.4% | — |
| 2001 | 12.9% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 13.5% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 15.7% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 16.3% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 19.1% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 20.9% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 22.8% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 24.8% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 25.8% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 26.9% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 27.9% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 29.1% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 30.2% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 31.4% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 32.6% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.9% | 12.4% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 18.3% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 27.9% | 32.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 63 Costa Rica 36.0% compare
- 64 Tonga 34.0% compare
- 65 Suriname 33.9% compare
- 67 Palestine, State of 32.6% compare
- 68 Sao Tome and Principe 32.0% compare
- 69 Zambia 31.3% compare
More population data for Senegal
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.3558 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.3558 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.7576 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- World population growth 0.3% (2100)
- Population density 244.19 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3.10 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Senegal?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Senegal was 32.6% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Senegal ranks 66th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.