Share of the population with access to basic services in Senegal
Senegal: Share of the population with access to basic services was 82.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to basic services in Senegal, 1993–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population with access to basic services in Senegal is 82.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to basic services in Senegal peaked at 82.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 1993.
Senegal ranks 167th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Share of the population with access to basic services in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 26.0% | — |
| 1994 | 27.2% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 28.9% | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 30.5% | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 32.2% | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 33.8% | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 36.2% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 37.7% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 38.9% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 36.8% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 41.9% | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 36.8% | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 47.1% | +28.0% |
| 2006 | 49.9% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 48.1% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 49.7% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 53.5% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 56.5% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 56.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 56.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 57.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 61.0% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 60.5% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 64.5% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 61.7% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 66.0% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 70.4% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 64.3% | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 68.0% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 67.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 74.2% | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 82.9% | +11.7% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 82.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88.7%, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 82.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.8%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population with access to basic services in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +28.0% | 36.8% | 47.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.7% | 26.0% | 36.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 44.0% | 36.8% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.1% | 56.5% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.5% | 64.3% | 82.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More reference data data for Senegal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7534 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8979 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to basic services in Senegal?
- Share of the population with access to basic services in Senegal was 82.9% in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to basic services recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 82.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to basic services recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 1993.
- How does Senegal rank for share of the population with access to basic services?
- Senegal ranks 167th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to basic services rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to basic services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.