Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Western Africa

Access to basic sanitation in Western Africa in 2024 — 41.6%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 20.4 pp.

2024 41.6% +0.5 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 41.6%2024
Period minimum 21.2%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Western Africa, 2000–2024203040502000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 21.2%2001: 21.5%2002: 22.2%2003: 22.9%2004: 23.6%2005: 24.4%2006: 25.2%2007: 26%2008: 26.8%2009: 27.6%2010: 28.5%2011: 29.4%2012: 30.2%2013: 31.2%2014: 32.1%2015: 33%2016: 34%2017: 35%2018: 36%2019: 37%2020: 38%2021: 39%2022: 40.1%2023: 41.1%2024: 41.6%
Change over the period: +20.4 pp Annual average: 0.85 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Africa

Western Africa 41.6%
World 82.2%
Access to basic sanitation — Western Africa, by year Western Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 41.6 +0.5 pp
2023 41.1 +1 pp
2022 40.1 +1.1 pp
2021 39 +1 pp
2020 38 +1 pp
2019 37 +1 pp
2018 36 +1 pp
2017 35 +1 pp
2016 34 +1 pp
2015 33 +0.9 pp
2014 32.1 +0.9 pp
2013 31.2 +0.9 pp
2012 30.2 +0.9 pp
2011 29.4 +0.9 pp
2010 28.5 +0.9 pp
2009 27.6 +0.8 pp
2008 26.8 +0.8 pp
2007 26 +0.8 pp
2006 25.2 +0.8 pp
2005 24.4 +0.8 pp
2004 23.6 +0.7 pp
2003 22.9 +0.7 pp
2002 22.2 +0.7 pp
2001 21.5 +0.3 pp
2000 21.2

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.