Sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas in Mali

Mali: Sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas was 792,478 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
792,478
Change on year
down 10.5%
World rank
39th
of 175 countries
All-time high
2.14 million
in 2000
All-time low
792,478
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas in Mali, 2000–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2000201220242000: 2.1M2001: 2.1M2002: 2.1M2003: 2.1M2004: 2.0M2005: 2.0M2006: 2.0M2007: 1.9M2008: 1.9M2009: 1.8M2010: 1.8M2011: 1.7M2012: 1.7M2013: 1.6M2014: 1.6M2015: 1.5M2016: 1.4M2017: 1.4M2018: 1.3M2019: 1.2M2020: 1.1M2021: 1.1M2022: 974.9k2023: 885.4k2024: 792.5k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Mali recorded 792,478 for sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 10.5% on the previous year and down 49.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas in Mali peaked at 2.14 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 792,478, in 2024.

That places Mali 39th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas in Mali, year by year

Annual values for Sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas in Mali, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 2.14 million —
2001 2.11 million -1.2%
2002 2.09 million -1.3%
2003 2.06 million -1.3%
2004 2.03 million -1.4%
2005 2.00 million -1.5%
2006 1.96 million -1.7%
2007 1.93 million -1.9%
2008 1.89 million -2.1%
2009 1.84 million -2.3%
2010 1.80 million -2.5%
2011 1.75 million -2.8%
2012 1.69 million -3.3%
2013 1.63 million -3.6%
2014 1.57 million -3.7%
2015 1.51 million -4.0%
2016 1.44 million -4.3%
2017 1.37 million -4.7%
2018 1.30 million -5.3%
2019 1.22 million -5.9%
2020 1.14 million -6.5%
2021 1.06 million -7.2%
2022 974,882 -8.1%
2023 885,391 -9.2%
2024 792,478 -10.5%

Mali compared with similar countries

  • Mali's 792,478 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.69 million, 47% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Mali's 792,478 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.16 million, 68% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.00 million 1.84 million 2.14 million 10
2010s 1.53 million 1.22 million 1.80 million 10
2020s 971,388 792,478 1.14 million 5

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 36 Cambodia 924,670 compare
  2. 37 Colombia 908,735 compare
  3. 38 Bolivia 880,645 compare
  4. 40 Mauritania 780,262 compare
  5. 41 Namibia 716,848 compare
  6. 42 Laos 678,318 compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas in Mali?
Sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas in Mali was 792,478 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 2.14 million in 2000.
What is the lowest sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 792,478 in 2024.
How does Mali rank for sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas?
Mali ranks 39th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
Is sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mali data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sanitation facilities coverage in rural areas
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 4,232 data points, 2000–2024
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