Proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Somalia
Somalia: Proportion of population using limited sanitation services was 19.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Somalia stood at 19.4. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Somalia peaked at 19.4 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.92, in 2000.
Somalia ranks 24th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.25 | 11.92 | 16.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.97 | 16.7 | 18.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.22 | 19.02 | 19.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 21 Bangladesh 20.54 compare
- 22 Tanzania, United Republic of 20.43 compare
- 23 Mali 19.88 compare
- 25 Lesotho 19.33 compare
- 26 Gabon 18.64 compare
- 27 Guinea-Bissau 18.43 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 limited sanitation services in Somalia?
- Proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Somalia was 19.4 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using limited sanitation services recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using limited sanitation services recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.92 in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for proportion of population using limited sanitation services?
- Somalia ranks 24th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using limited sanitation services rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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 limited sanitation services (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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