Share of households by type in Senegal
Senegal: Share of households by type was 15.59 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Latest (2017)
15.59
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
75th
of 76 countries
All-time high
17.54
in 1988
All-time low
14.49
in 2006
Years of data
12
1988–2017
Share of households by type in Senegal, 1988–2017
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 15.59 for share of households by type in 2017.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of households by type in Senegal peaked at 17.54 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 14.49, in 2006.
That places Senegal 75th out of 76 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Share of households by type in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 17.54 | — |
| 1993 | 15.53 | -11.5% |
| 1997 | 14.91 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 17.53 | +17.6% |
| 2006 | 14.49 | -17.3% |
| 2008 | 17.54 | +21.0% |
| 2011 | 16.26 | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 15.44 | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 14.67 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 15.01 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 15.53 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 15.59 | +0.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 15.59 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.39, 44% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 15.59 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.16, 44% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.54 | 17.54 | 17.54 | 1 |
| 1990s | 15.22 | 14.91 | 15.53 | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.52 | 14.49 | 17.54 | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.42 | 14.67 | 16.26 | 6 |
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 share of households by type in Senegal?
- Share of households by type in Senegal was 15.59 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of households by type recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 17.54 in 1988.
- What is the lowest share of households by type recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.49 in 2006.
- How does Senegal rank for share of households by type?
- Senegal ranks 75th out of 76 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of households by type rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of households by type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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