Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Senegal
Senegal: Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services was 62 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Senegal stood at 62 %. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Senegal peaked at 62 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37 %, in 2000.
That places Senegal 143rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 41.5 % | 37 % | 46 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.3 % | 47 % | 57 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.2 % | 58 % | 62 % | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Senegal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 26.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1708 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 333.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4423 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 17.08 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 17.08 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Senegal?
- Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Senegal was 62 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 62 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 % in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Senegal ranks 143rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.