People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Senegal
Senegal: People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate was -3.7 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Senegal, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Senegal recorded -3.7 % change on previous year for people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 11.3% on the previous year and down 400.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Senegal peaked at -0.0503 % change on previous year in 2001 and was at its lowest, -3.7 % change on previous year, in 2024.
That places Senegal 135th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -0.0503 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | -0.082 % change on previous year | +62.9% |
| 2003 | -0.3411 % change on previous year | +316.1% |
| 2004 | -0.5922 % change on previous year | +73.6% |
| 2005 | -0.6715 % change on previous year | +13.4% |
| 2006 | -0.7606 % change on previous year | +13.3% |
| 2007 | -0.8473 % change on previous year | +11.4% |
| 2008 | -0.9165 % change on previous year | +8.2% |
| 2009 | -0.9809 % change on previous year | +7.0% |
| 2010 | -1.06 % change on previous year | +7.8% |
| 2011 | -1.02 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 2012 | -0.9819 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 2013 | -0.8154 % change on previous year | -17.0% |
| 2014 | -0.7386 % change on previous year | -9.4% |
| 2015 | -0.9804 % change on previous year | +32.7% |
| 2016 | -1.23 % change on previous year | +25.0% |
| 2017 | -1.48 % change on previous year | +21.0% |
| 2018 | -1.75 % change on previous year | +17.9% |
| 2019 | -2.03 % change on previous year | +15.8% |
| 2020 | -2.32 % change on previous year | +14.5% |
| 2021 | -2.64 % change on previous year | +14.0% |
| 2022 | -2.97 % change on previous year | +12.2% |
| 2023 | -3.32 % change on previous year | +12.0% |
| 2024 | -3.7 % change on previous year | +11.3% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's -3.7 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0751 % change on previous year. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's -3.7 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.15 % change on previous year. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -316.1% | -0.082 % change on previous year | -0.3411 % change on previous year |
| 2004 | -73.6% | -0.3411 % change on previous year | -0.5922 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | -62.9% | -0.0503 % change on previous year | -0.082 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.5825 % change on previous year | -0.9809 % change on previous year | -0.0503 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -1.21 % change on previous year | -2.03 % change on previous year | -0.7386 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.99 % change on previous year | -3.7 % change on previous year | -2.32 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 132 Netherlands -2.55 % change on previous year compare
- 133 Afghanistan -2.87 % change on previous year compare
- 134 China -2.98 % change on previous year compare
- 136 Bolivia -3.71 % change on previous year compare
- 137 Marshall Islands -3.96 % change on previous year compare
- 138 Peru -4.03 % change on previous year 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, annual growth rate in Senegal?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Senegal was -3.7 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0503 % change on previous year in 2001.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.7 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate?
- Senegal ranks 135th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 400.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in People not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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
The year-on-year percentage change in People not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.