Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Mali
Mali: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 20.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation 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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Mali stood at 20.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Mali peaked at 20.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2000.
Mali ranks 133rd of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 7.0% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 13.1% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 18.2% | 20.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Mali?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Mali was 20.0% 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 population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2000.
- How does Mali rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Mali ranks 133rd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share of population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.