Population using safely managed sanitation services in Somalia
Somalia: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 15.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- 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 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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