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.
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.1% | — |
| 2001 | 7.0% | +14.0% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 19.8% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 22.4% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 25.1% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 26.5% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 27.9% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 29.4% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 30.8% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 32.3% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 33.9% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 35.4% | +4.6% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 35.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 22.5%, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 35.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.6%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
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
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -28.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -24.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.53 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5029 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.1376 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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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