Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Somalia
Somalia: Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location was 44.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Somalia stood at 44.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Somalia peaked at 44.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2000.
That places Somalia 219th out of 249 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.
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.2% | — |
| 2001 | 21.0% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 21.7% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 22.7% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 23.6% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 24.6% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 25.7% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 26.9% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 28.3% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 29.7% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 31.0% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 32.0% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 33.1% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 34.1% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 35.1% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 36.1% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 37.2% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 38.2% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 39.2% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 40.3% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 41.3% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 42.4% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 43.4% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 44.5% | +2.4% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 44.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 31.8%, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 44.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.9%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.0% | 20.2% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 29.7% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.4% | 40.3% | 44.5% | 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 proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Somalia?
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Somalia was 44.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location?
- Somalia ranks 219th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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