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
1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water in Somalia, 2000–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More population data for Somalia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.4652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.4652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.4952 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 36,463 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.89 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3207 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Population density 107.38 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 5.14 million people (2100)
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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