Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Senegal
Senegal: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 20.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Senegal, 2011–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Senegal stood at 20.5%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and up 280.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Senegal peaked at 20.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2011.
That places Senegal 84th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.3% | 5.4% | 12.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 13.8% | 20.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Senegal?
- Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Senegal was 20.5% 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 share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2011.
- How does Senegal rank for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Senegal ranks 84th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 280.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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 Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.