People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Senegal
Senegal: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 20.19 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Senegal, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Senegal stood at 20.19 people per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Senegal peaked at 26.94 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.19 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Senegal ranks 39th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Senegal, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.94 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 26.93 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 26.91 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 26.81 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 26.66 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 26.48 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 26.27 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 26.05 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 25.81 people per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 25.56 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 25.29 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 25.03 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 24.79 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 24.58 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 24.4 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 24.16 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 23.87 people per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 23.51 people per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 23.1 people per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 22.63 people per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 22.11 people per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 21.52 people per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 20.89 people per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 20.19 people per square kilometre | -3.3% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 20.19 people per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.28 people per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 20.19 people per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.84 people per square kilometre, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.44 people per square kilometre | 25.56 people per square kilometre | 26.94 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.14 people per square kilometre | 22.63 people per square kilometre | 25.29 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.18 people per square kilometre | 20.19 people per square kilometre | 22.11 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 36 Afghanistan 21.14 people per square kilometre compare
- 37 Marshall Islands 20.63 people per square kilometre compare
- 38 Eritrea 20.21 people per square kilometre compare
- 40 Cayman Islands 20.15 people per square kilometre compare
- 41 Saint Lucia 18.28 people per square kilometre compare
- 42 Grenada 17.7 people per square kilometre 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, per square kilometre in Senegal?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Senegal was 20.19 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 26.94 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.19 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Senegal rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Senegal ranks 39th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.