People using at least basic sanitation services in Senegal
Senegal: People using at least basic sanitation services was 62.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation 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 sanitation services in Senegal is 62.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Senegal peaked at 62.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.6%, in 2000.
Senegal ranks 168th of 214 countries on this measure, 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 | 41.4% | 36.6% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 47.4% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.4% | 58.3% | 62.5% | 5 |
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More health data for Senegal
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 242,897 (2025)
- Population, male 50.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 5.51 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 7.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 226,685 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 246,484 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 223,719 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 244,678 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 221,258 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 238,050 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Senegal?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Senegal was 62.5% 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 sanitation services recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 62.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.6% in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Senegal ranks 168th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. 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 sanitation 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 sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.