Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Somalia

Somalia: Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities was 44.46 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
44.46
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
197th
of 225 countries
All-time high
44.46
in 2024
All-time low
20.18
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Somalia, 2000–2024

0102030402000201220242000: 20.22001: 212002: 21.72003: 22.72004: 23.62005: 24.62006: 25.72007: 25.52008: 26.92009: 28.32010: 29.72011: 312012: 322013: 33.12014: 34.12015: 35.12016: 36.12017: 37.22018: 38.22019: 39.22020: 40.32021: 41.32022: 42.42023: 43.42024: 44.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Somalia stood at 44.46. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Somalia peaked at 44.46 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.18, in 2000.

That places Somalia 197th out of 225 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.01 20.18 28.26 10
2010s 34.57 29.66 39.23 10
2020s 42.37 40.28 44.46 5

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 194 Cameroon 47.07 compare
  2. 195 Kiribati 45.17 compare
  3. 196 Burundi 44.63 compare
  4. 198 Kenya 40.88 compare
  5. 199 Côte d'Ivoire 40.41 compare
  6. 200 Namibia 38.72 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Somalia?
Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Somalia was 44.46 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 44.46 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 20.18 in 2000.
How does Somalia rank for share of population with improved sanitation faciltities?
Somalia ranks 197th out of 225 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of population with improved sanitation faciltities rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Somalia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
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