Population using safely managed sanitation services in Somalia
Somalia: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 15.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
15.5%
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
88th
of 99 countries
All-time high
15.5%
in 2024
All-time low
2.4%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using safely managed sanitation services in Somalia is 15.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 80.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Somalia peaked at 15.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2000.
That places Somalia 88th out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.4% | — |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +14.2% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 15.5% | +5.3% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 15.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 16.0%, 97% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 15.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4%, 72% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 2.4% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 6.5% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 12.5% | 15.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 85 Uganda 18.8% compare
- 86 North Macedonia 18.0% compare
- 87 Guinea-Bissau 16.0% compare
- 89 Papua New Guinea 14.4% compare
- 90 Togo 11.4% compare
- 91 Democratic Republic of Congo 11.2% compare
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 safely managed sanitation services in Somalia?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Somalia was 15.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Somalia ranks 88th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.7%. 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 safely managed sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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