Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Senegal
Senegal: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas was 94,848 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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 94,848 people for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Senegal peaked at 140,416 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 94,848 people, in 2024.
Senegal ranks 37th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 139,296 people | 137,339 people | 140,416 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 129,902 people | 119,868 people | 136,307 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 105,963 people | 94,848 people | 115,962 people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Senegal?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Senegal was 94,848 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 140,416 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 94,848 people in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?
- Senegal ranks 37th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.