People not using improved sanitation facilities in Senegal
Senegal: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 3.74 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Senegal, 2000–2024
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 not using improved sanitation facilities in Senegal stood at 3.74 million people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Senegal peaked at 5.19 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.74 million people, in 2024.
Senegal ranks 44th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Senegal, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.19 million people | — |
| 2001 | 5.18 million people | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 5.18 million people | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 5.16 million people | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 5.13 million people | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 5.10 million people | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 5.06 million people | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 5.02 million people | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 4.97 million people | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 4.92 million people | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 4.87 million people | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 4.82 million people | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 4.77 million people | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 4.73 million people | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 4.70 million people | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 4.65 million people | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 4.60 million people | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 4.53 million people | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 4.45 million people | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 4.36 million people | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 4.26 million people | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 4.14 million people | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 4.02 million people | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 3.89 million people | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 3.74 million people | -3.7% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 3.74 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.57 million people, 2.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 3.74 million people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.36 million people, 70% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.09 million people | 4.92 million people | 5.19 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.65 million people | 4.36 million people | 4.87 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.01 million people | 3.74 million people | 4.26 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 41 Morocco 4.06 million people compare
- 42 Peru 3.89 million people compare
- 43 North Korea 3.84 million people compare
- 45 Central African Republic 3.70 million people compare
- 46 Sierra Leone 3.50 million people compare
- 47 Guatemala 3.21 million people compare
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 people not using improved sanitation facilities in Senegal?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Senegal was 3.74 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 not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 5.19 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.74 million people in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Senegal ranks 44th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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 not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.