People using at least basic drinking water services in Senegal
Senegal: People using at least basic drinking water services was 88.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services in Senegal is 88.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Senegal peaked at 88.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.8%, in 2000.
Senegal ranks 160th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.1% | 59.8% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.0% | 71.7% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.8% | 83.5% | 88.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 157 Tajikistan 89.2% compare
- 158 Indonesia 89.0% compare
- 159 Gabon 88.6% compare
- 161 Jamaica 87.6% compare
- 162 Marshall Islands 87.4% compare
- 163 East Timor 87.3% compare
More health data for Senegal
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 215,721 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 227,204 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 210,625 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 231,038 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 213,650 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 234,082 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 216,834 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 217,397 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 238,050 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 206,600 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Senegal?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Senegal was 88.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.8% in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Senegal ranks 160th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.