Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Senegal
Senegal: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 6.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Senegal stood at 6.1%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 10.1% on the previous year and down 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Senegal peaked at 24.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2024.
Senegal ranks 37th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.8% | — |
| 2001 | 24.0% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 23.2% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 22.4% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 20.7% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 19.9% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 18.2% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | -10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.1% | 17.4% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 9.7% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 6.1% | 9.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More infrastructure data for Senegal
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 22.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 123.89 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 297,046 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0161 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -25.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 297,046 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.24 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Senegal?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Senegal was 6.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Senegal ranks 37th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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