Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Senegal
Senegal: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities was 20.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Senegal is 20.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Senegal peaked at 52.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2024.
Senegal ranks 51st of 232 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.0% | 39.9% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 26.6% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 20.2% | 25.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Senegal?
- Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Senegal was 20.2% 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 not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Senegal ranks 51st out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 population not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.