Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Somalia
Somalia: Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved was 53.37 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
53.37
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
30th
of 227 countries
All-time high
53.37
in 2024
All-time low
23.6
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 53.37 for proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Somalia peaked at 53.37 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.6, in 2000.
That places Somalia 30th out of 227 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.6 | — |
| 2001 | 24.86 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 26.11 | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 27.48 | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 28.84 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 30.34 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 31.83 | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 32.24 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 33.78 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 35.31 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 36.83 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 38.35 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 39.53 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 40.7 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 41.87 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 43.04 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 44.2 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 45.36 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 46.52 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 47.67 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 48.82 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 49.96 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 51.1 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 52.23 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 53.37 | +2.2% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 53.37 is above the median for low income countries, which is 31.13, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 53.37 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.56, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.44 | 23.6 | 35.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.41 | 36.83 | 47.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.1 | 48.82 | 53.37 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 27 Kazakhstan 54.37 compare
- 28 Afghanistan 53.95 compare
- 29 Bangladesh 53.77 compare
- 31 Comoros 52.99 compare
- 32 Burundi 51.6 compare
- 33 Sierra Leone 51.17 compare
More population data for Somalia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 36,463 Persons (2050)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.4952 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.4652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 5.14 million people (2100)
- Population density 107.38 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3207 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Somalia?
- Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Somalia was 53.37 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.37 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6 in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved?
- Somalia ranks 30th out of 227 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. 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 latrines and other improved facilities (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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