Population using at least basic sanitation services in Somalia
Somalia: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 35.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 35.4% for population using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Somalia peaked at 35.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2000.
Somalia ranks 140th of 174 countries on this measure, 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 | 10.3% | 6.1% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 16.1% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.4% | 29.4% | 35.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More environment data for Somalia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 34.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.81 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 17.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 4.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 26.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0032 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic sanitation services in Somalia?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Somalia was 35.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Somalia ranks 140th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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