1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water in Somalia

Somalia: 1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water was 58.26 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
58.26
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
189th
of 200 countries
All-time high
58.26
in 2022
All-time low
23.66
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water in Somalia, 2000–2022

02040602000201120222000: 23.72001: 25.22002: 26.82003: 28.62004: 30.32005: 32.12006: 33.82007: 33.82008: 362009: 38.12010: 40.32011: 42.42012: 442013: 45.62014: 47.12015: 48.72016: 50.32017: 51.82018: 53.42019: 54.92020: 56.52021: 582022: 58.3

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water in Somalia is 58.26, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water in Somalia peaked at 58.26 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23.66, in 2000.

That places Somalia 189th out of 200 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for 1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water services (%) in Somalia, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 23.66
2001 25.23 +6.6%
2002 26.79 +6.2%
2003 28.56 +6.6%
2004 30.32 +6.2%
2005 32.07 +5.8%
2006 33.82 +5.5%
2007 33.83 +0.0%
2008 35.98 +6.4%
2009 38.13 +6.0%
2010 40.27 +5.6%
2011 42.41 +5.3%
2012 43.99 +3.7%
2013 45.57 +3.6%
2014 47.14 +3.5%
2015 48.71 +3.3%
2016 50.27 +3.2%
2017 51.83 +3.1%
2018 53.39 +3.0%
2019 54.93 +2.9%
2020 56.48 +2.8%
2021 58.01 +2.7%
2022 58.26 +0.4%

Somalia compared with similar countries

  • Somalia's 58.26 is below the median for low income countries, which is 61.78, 94% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Somalia's 58.26 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.92, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.84 23.66 38.13 10
2010s 47.85 40.27 54.93 10
2020s 57.58 56.48 58.26 3

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 186 Yemen 61.76 compare
  2. 187 Tanzania 60.79 compare
  3. 188 Uganda 59.26 compare
  4. 190 Angola 57.72 compare
  5. 191 Madagascar 53.47 compare
  6. 192 Chad 52 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water in Somalia?
1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water in Somalia was 58.26 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 58.26 in 2022.
What is the lowest 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 23.66 in 2000.
How does Somalia rank for 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water?
Somalia ranks 189th out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
Is 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Somalia data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water services (%)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
200 places, 4,456 data points, 2000–2022
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