Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Mali
Mali: Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population was 9.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Mali, 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, using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Mali stood at 9.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Mali peaked at 9.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2000.
That places Mali 121st out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 7.9% | 7.4% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 8.5% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 9.3% | 9.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More population data for Mali
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Population density 65.03 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 5.87 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.4% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 5.51 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 5.51 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 135,533 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 5.51 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 5.61 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 4.84 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Mali?
- Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Mali was 9.8% 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 using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2000.
- How does Mali rank for using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population?
- Mali ranks 121st out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali 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 Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population. 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.