People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Senegal
Senegal: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities was 12.94 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed 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
Senegal recorded 12.94 million people for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Senegal peaked at 12.94 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.51 million people, in 2000.
That places Senegal 39th out of 150 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.
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Senegal, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.51 million people | — |
| 2001 | 8.68 million people | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 8.86 million people | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 9.03 million people | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 9.21 million people | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 9.38 million people | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 9.56 million people | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 9.74 million people | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 9.93 million people | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 10.12 million people | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 10.27 million people | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 10.44 million people | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 10.63 million people | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 10.85 million people | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 11.09 million people | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 11.32 million people | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 11.54 million people | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 11.75 million people | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 11.96 million people | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 12.15 million people | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 12.33 million people | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 12.50 million people | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 12.66 million people | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 12.80 million people | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 12.94 million people | +1.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 12.94 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.24 million people, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 12.94 million people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.78 million people, 77% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.30 million people | 8.51 million people | 10.12 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.20 million people | 10.27 million people | 12.15 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.65 million people | 12.33 million people | 12.94 million people | 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 not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Senegal?
- People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Senegal was 12.94 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 safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 12.94 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.51 million people in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Senegal ranks 39th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 safely managed sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed sanitation services might practice open defecation, use unimproved sanitation facilities, or use improved facilities that do not safely manage human waste.