Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Mali

Mali: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas was 154,026 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
154,026 people
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
30th
of 186 countries
All-time high
155,422 people
in 2022
All-time low
99,746 people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Mali, 2000–2024

050.0k100.0k150.0k2000201220242000: 99.7k people2001: 102.9k people2002: 106.3k people2003: 109.7k people2004: 113.2k people2005: 116.7k people2006: 120.2k people2007: 123.8k people2008: 127.2k people2009: 130.7k people2010: 134.0k people2011: 137.1k people2012: 139.7k people2013: 142.2k people2014: 144.8k people2015: 147.2k people2016: 149.3k people2017: 151.3k people2018: 152.9k people2019: 154.1k people2020: 154.9k people2021: 155.4k people2022: 155.4k people2023: 155.0k people2024: 154.0k people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Mali recorded 154,026 people for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in 2024.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Mali peaked at 155,422 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 99,746 people, in 2000.

That places Mali 30th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 115,036 people 99,746 people 130,655 people 10
2010s 145,267 people 133,961 people 154,074 people 10
2020s 154,938 people 154,026 people 155,422 people 5

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 27 Central African Republic 160,881 people compare
  2. 28 Cameroon 158,114 people compare
  3. 29 Nepal 158,099 people compare
  4. 31 Myanmar 143,883 people compare
  5. 32 Sierra Leone 141,560 people compare
  6. 33 Peru 141,242 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Mali?
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Mali was 154,026 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 155,422 people in 2022.
What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 99,746 people in 2000.
How does Mali rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?
Mali ranks 30th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mali 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 Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 4,553 data points, 2000–2024
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Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.