Sanitation facilities usage in Mali
Mali: Sanitation facilities usage was 946,504 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in Mali, 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
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in Mali stood at 946,504 people. 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 usage in Mali peaked at 2.24 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 946,504 people, 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 usage in Mali, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.24 million people | — |
| 2001 | 2.21 million people | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 2.19 million people | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 2.17 million people | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 2.14 million people | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 2.11 million people | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 2.08 million people | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 2.05 million people | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 2.01 million people | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.97 million people | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.93 million people | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.88 million people | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.83 million people | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.77 million people | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.71 million people | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.65 million people | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 1.59 million people | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 1.52 million people | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 1.45 million people | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 1.38 million people | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 1.30 million people | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 1.22 million people | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 1.13 million people | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 1.04 million people | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 946,504 people | -9.0% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 946,504 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.99 million people, 48% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 946,504 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.31 million people, 73% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.12 million people | 1.97 million people | 2.24 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.67 million people | 1.38 million people | 1.93 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 million people | 946,504 people | 1.30 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More reference data data for Mali
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4025 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 39.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Mali?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Mali was 946,504 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 recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 2.24 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 946,504 people in 2024.
- How does Mali rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Mali ranks 38th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage 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 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.