People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Senegal
Senegal: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.1803 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Senegal is 0.1803 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Senegal peaked at 0.44 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1803 people per person, in 2024.
That places Senegal 45th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Senegal, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.44 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.4296 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4193 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.408 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3959 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3841 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3723 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3606 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3491 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3377 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3264 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3153 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3043 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2934 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2826 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2719 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2613 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2508 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2404 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2301 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2199 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2098 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1999 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.19 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1803 people per person | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3897 people per person | 0.3377 people per person | 0.44 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2776 people per person | 0.2301 people per person | 0.3264 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2 people per person | 0.1803 people per person | 0.2199 people per person | 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 people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Senegal?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Senegal was 0.1803 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.44 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1803 people per person in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Senegal ranks 45th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.