Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Somalia
Somalia: Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities was 63.86 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Somalia stood at 63.86. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Somalia peaked at 63.86 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.11, in 2000.
That places Somalia 201st 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 | 38.26 | 32.11 | 44.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.54 | 46.35 | 58.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.59 | 59.29 | 63.86 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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 sanitation facilities in Somalia?
- Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Somalia was 63.86 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.86 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.11 in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Somalia ranks 201st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. 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 sanitation facilities (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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