Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Somalia
Somalia: Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources was 82.91 in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Somalia, 2000β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 82.91 for proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Somalia peaked at 82.91 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.4, in 2000.
That places Somalia 210th out of 231 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.73 | 36.4 | 54.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.3 | 57.45 | 74.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.59 | 76.23 | 82.91 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More population data for Somalia
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.424 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 5.14 million (2100)
- Population density 107.38 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.424 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3207 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.89 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 36,463 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2.89 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 6.01 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 19,503 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Somalia?
- Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Somalia was 82.91 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved drinking water sources recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.91 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved drinking water sources recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.4 in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for proportion of population using improved drinking water sources?
- Somalia ranks 210th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. 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 Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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