Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.0614 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.0614 people per person for sanitation facilities usage, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.1% on the previous year and down 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Senegal peaked at 0.2481 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0614 people per person, in 2024.
Senegal ranks 44th of 214 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, per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2481 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.2402 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2324 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2241 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2155 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.207 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1986 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1903 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.182 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1739 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1658 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1578 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1499 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1421 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1344 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1267 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1191 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1116 people per person | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1042 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0968 people per person | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0896 people per person | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0824 people per person | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0753 people per person | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0683 people per person | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0614 people per person | -10.1% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.0614 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0674 people per person, 91% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.0614 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1215 people per person, 51% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2112 people per person | 0.1739 people per person | 0.2481 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1308 people per person | 0.0968 people per person | 0.1658 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0754 people per person | 0.0614 people per person | 0.0896 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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, per capita in Senegal?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Senegal was 0.0614 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2481 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0614 people per person in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Senegal ranks 44th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.3%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Sanitation facilities usage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.