Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Senegal
Senegal: Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population was 27.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population 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
The most recent figure for using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Senegal is 27.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Senegal peaked at 27.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2000.
That places Senegal 102nd 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.
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.0% | — |
| 2001 | 18.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 18.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 18.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 18.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 18.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 19.8% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 20.3% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 20.9% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 23.2% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 23.8% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 24.4% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 25.1% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 25.7% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 26.3% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 26.9% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 27.5% | +2.3% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 27.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.8%, 68% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 27.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.1%, 95% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.3% | 18.0% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 19.2% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 25.1% | 27.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 99 Guinea-Bissau 30.4% compare
- 100 El Salvador 28.9% compare
- 101 Kenya 27.9% compare
- 103 Kiribati 25.3% compare
- 104 Afghanistan 24.9% compare
- 105 Uganda 24.6% compare
More population data for Senegal
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.7576 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.3558 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3.10 million people (2100)
- Population density 244.19 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.3% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4124 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.44 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Senegal?
- Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Senegal was 27.5% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population?
- Senegal ranks 102nd out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. 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 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.