Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Senegal
Senegal: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.5244 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Senegal, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Senegal stood at 0.5244 people per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Senegal peaked at 0.7293 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5244 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Senegal ranks 45th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Senegal, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7293 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.7278 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7258 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7253 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7257 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7252 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7237 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7211 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7177 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7133 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.708 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7024 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6965 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6911 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6856 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6778 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6677 people per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6552 people per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6402 people per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6226 people per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6023 people per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5792 people per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5533 people per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5244 people per square kilometre | -5.2% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.5244 people per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2257 people per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.5244 people per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5739 people per square kilometre, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7235 people per square kilometre | 0.7133 people per square kilometre | 0.7293 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6747 people per square kilometre | 0.6226 people per square kilometre | 0.708 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5648 people per square kilometre | 0.5244 people per square kilometre | 0.6023 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 42 India 0.576 people per square kilometre compare
- 43 Solomon Islands 0.574 people per square kilometre compare
- 44 Chad 0.5739 people per square kilometre compare
- 46 Namibia 0.387 people per square kilometre compare
- 47 Sudan 0.3756 people per square kilometre compare
- 48 Malawi 0.3709 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Senegal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7534 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8979 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Senegal?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Senegal was 0.5244 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7293 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5244 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Senegal rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Senegal ranks 45th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.