Sanitation facilities coverage in Mali

Mali: Sanitation facilities coverage was 946,504 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
946,504
Change on year
down 9.0%
World rank
38th
of 232 countries
All-time high
2.24 million
in 2000
All-time low
946,504
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Sanitation facilities coverage in Mali, 2000–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2000201220242000: 2.2M2001: 2.2M2002: 2.2M2003: 2.2M2004: 2.1M2005: 2.1M2006: 2.1M2007: 2.0M2008: 2.0M2009: 2.0M2010: 1.9M2011: 1.9M2012: 1.8M2013: 1.8M2014: 1.7M2015: 1.7M2016: 1.6M2017: 1.5M2018: 1.5M2019: 1.4M2020: 1.3M2021: 1.2M2022: 1.1M2023: 1.0M2024: 946.5k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, sanitation facilities coverage in Mali stood at 946,504. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and down 44.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sanitation facilities coverage in Mali peaked at 2.24 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 946,504, in 2024.

Mali ranks 38th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Sanitation facilities coverage in Mali, year by year

Annual values for Sanitation facilities coverage in Mali, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 2.24 million —
2001 2.21 million -1.0%
2002 2.19 million -1.1%
2003 2.17 million -1.1%
2004 2.14 million -1.2%
2005 2.11 million -1.3%
2006 2.08 million -1.4%
2007 2.05 million -1.6%
2008 2.01 million -1.8%
2009 1.97 million -2.0%
2010 1.93 million -2.2%
2011 1.88 million -2.4%
2012 1.83 million -2.9%
2013 1.77 million -3.2%
2014 1.71 million -3.2%
2015 1.65 million -3.5%
2016 1.59 million -3.8%
2017 1.52 million -4.2%
2018 1.45 million -4.6%
2019 1.38 million -5.2%
2020 1.30 million -5.7%
2021 1.22 million -6.3%
2022 1.13 million -7.1%
2023 1.04 million -8.0%
2024 946,504 -9.0%

Mali compared with similar countries

  • Mali's 946,504 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.99 million, 48% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Mali's 946,504 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.31 million, 73% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.12 million 1.97 million 2.24 million 10
2010s 1.67 million 1.38 million 1.93 million 10
2020s 1.13 million 946,504 1.30 million 5

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 35 Senegal 1.14 million compare
  2. 36 Colombia 1.11 million compare
  3. 37 Namibia 1.05 million compare
  4. 39 Cambodia 924,670 compare
  5. 40 Bolivia 880,646 compare
  6. 41 Venezuela 846,469 compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sanitation facilities coverage in Mali?
Sanitation facilities coverage in Mali was 946,504 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest sanitation facilities coverage recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 2.24 million in 2000.
What is the lowest sanitation facilities coverage recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 946,504 in 2024.
How does Mali rank for sanitation facilities coverage?
Mali ranks 38th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is sanitation facilities coverage rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sanitation facilities coverage
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,488 data points, 2000–2024
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