1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Somalia

Somalia: 1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services was 40.58 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
40.58
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
170th
of 200 countries
All-time high
40.58
in 2022
All-time low
20.17
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Somalia, 2000–2022

0102030402000201120222000: 20.22001: 20.82002: 21.42003: 22.12004: 22.92005: 23.92006: 24.92007: 24.62008: 25.92009: 27.32010: 28.62011: 302012: 312013: 322014: 332015: 342016: 35.12017: 36.12018: 37.22019: 38.22020: 39.32021: 40.42022: 40.6

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Somalia is 40.58, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Somalia peaked at 40.58 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.17, in 2000.

Somalia ranks 170th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for 1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services (%) in Somalia, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 20.17
2001 20.78 +3.0%
2002 21.38 +2.9%
2003 22.13 +3.5%
2004 22.88 +3.4%
2005 23.87 +4.3%
2006 24.86 +4.2%
2007 24.56 -1.2%
2008 25.9 +5.5%
2009 27.26 +5.2%
2010 28.63 +5.0%
2011 30.02 +4.8%
2012 31 +3.3%
2013 32 +3.2%
2014 33.01 +3.2%
2015 34.03 +3.1%
2016 35.06 +3.0%
2017 36.11 +3.0%
2018 37.17 +2.9%
2019 38.23 +2.9%
2020 39.31 +2.8%
2021 40.39 +2.8%
2022 40.58 +0.5%

Somalia compared with similar countries

  • Somalia's 40.58 is above the median for low income countries, which is 27.84, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Somalia's 40.58 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.71, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.38 20.17 27.26 10
2010s 33.53 28.63 38.23 10
2020s 40.09 39.31 40.58 3

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 167 Burundi 45.69 compare
  2. 168 Kiribati 45.18 compare
  3. 169 Cameroon 43.12 compare
  4. 171 Haiti 37.48 compare
  5. 172 Mozambique 37.38 compare
  6. 173 Cote d'Ivoire 36.96 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Somalia?
1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Somalia was 40.58 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 40.58 in 2022.
What is the lowest 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 20.17 in 2000.
How does Somalia rank for 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services?
Somalia ranks 170th out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
Is 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. 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.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services (%)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
200 places, 4,476 data points, 2000–2022
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