Share of population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Share of population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita was 79.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita 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
In 2024, share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita in Senegal stood at 79.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita in Senegal peaked at 79.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 2000.
That places Senegal 182nd out of 232 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 | 54.0% | 48.0% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.4% | 61.5% | 73.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.2% | 74.6% | 79.8% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Senegal
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -6.1% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 1.5% (2025)
- GDP per capita 1,582 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 13.2% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 29.96 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 1,582 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 581.93 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 2.51 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 4.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 2.25 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita in Senegal?
- Share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita in Senegal was 79.8% 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 with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 79.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita?
- Senegal ranks 182nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. 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 population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.