Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Senegal
Senegal: Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on was 26.9% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Senegal, 2011β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 26.9% for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Senegal peaked at 26.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 2011.
Senegal ranks 83rd of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.6% | 19.3% | 23.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 23.9% | 26.9% | 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 with basic handwashing facilities on in Senegal?
- Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Senegal was 26.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 2011.
- How does Senegal rank for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on?
- Senegal ranks 83rd out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 with basic handwashing facilities on premises, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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