People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Mali

Mali: People using at least basic sanitation facilities was 11.69 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
11.69 million people
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
64th
of 232 countries
All-time high
11.69 million people
in 2024
All-time low
2.00 million people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Mali, 2000–2024

2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M12.0M2000201220242000: 2.0M people2001: 2.2M people2002: 2.4M people2003: 2.7M people2004: 2.9M people2005: 3.2M people2006: 3.5M people2007: 3.7M people2008: 4.1M people2009: 4.4M people2010: 4.7M people2011: 5.1M people2012: 5.5M people2013: 5.9M people2014: 6.3M people2015: 6.7M people2016: 7.2M people2017: 7.7M people2018: 8.2M people2019: 8.7M people2020: 9.2M people2021: 9.8M people2022: 10.4M people2023: 11.0M people2024: 11.7M people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2024, people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Mali stood at 11.69 million people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 86.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Mali peaked at 11.69 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.00 million people, in 2000.

That places Mali 64th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.10 million people 2.00 million people 4.39 million people 10
2010s 6.58 million people 4.73 million people 8.69 million people 10
2020s 10.44 million people 9.24 million people 11.69 million people 5

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 61 Cote d'Ivoire 12.90 million people compare
  2. 62 Tunisia 12.10 million people compare
  3. 63 Uganda 11.95 million people compare
  4. 65 Belgium 11.68 million people compare
  5. 66 Rwanda 11.60 million people compare
  6. 67 Senegal 11.57 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Mali?
People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Mali was 11.69 million people 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 people using at least basic sanitation facilities recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 11.69 million people in 2024.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation facilities recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 2.00 million people in 2000.
How does Mali rank for people using at least basic sanitation facilities?
Mali ranks 64th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is people using at least basic sanitation facilities rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is up 86.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mali 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 People using at least basic sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
People using at least basic 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
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
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