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
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% |
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)
- 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)
- Population growth rate 0.424 (2100)
- Population density 107.38 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 5.14 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.424 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2.89 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 19,503 (2024)
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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