Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Somalia
Somalia: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 67.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Somalia stood at 67.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 93.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Somalia peaked at 67.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2000.
That places Somalia 140th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.0% | 7.5% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 24.6% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.2% | 53.2% | 67.5% | 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 share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Somalia?
- Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Somalia was 67.5% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 67.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Somalia ranks 140th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.