How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Senegal?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Morocco vs Senegal: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities

Morocco

3.62 million people

in 2024

Senegal

3.34 million people

in 2024

Morocco rank

38th

Senegal rank

39th

People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Morocco
Senegal

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 3.62 million people against 3.34 million people in Senegal, a difference of 280,180 people.

That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Morocco ahead.

Morocco ranks 38th and Senegal ranks 39th of 175 countries.

Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Morocco	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	5.47 million people	4.31 million people	1.16 million people	Morocco
2010s	4.35 million people	3.96 million people	380,839 people	Morocco
2020s	3.65 million people	3.52 million people	131,748 people	Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, Morocco or Senegal?: Morocco, at 3.62 million people against 3.34 million people in Senegal as of 2024.
What is the difference in people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities between Morocco and Senegal?: 280,180 people, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Senegal?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Morocco and Senegal rank globally for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities?: Morocco ranks 38th and Senegal ranks 39th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities
Unit: people
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 4,269 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.