Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Somalia

Somalia: Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities was 35.44 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
35.44
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
139th
of 173 countries
All-time high
35.44
in 2024
All-time low
6.14
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

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

102030402000201220242000: 6.12001: 72002: 7.82003: 8.72004: 9.62005: 10.62006: 11.62007: 12.72008: 13.82009: 152010: 16.12011: 17.32012: 18.62013: 19.82014: 21.12015: 22.42016: 23.72017: 25.12018: 26.52019: 27.92020: 29.42021: 30.82022: 32.32023: 33.92024: 35.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Somalia is 35.44, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 68.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Somalia peaked at 35.44 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.14, in 2000.

That places Somalia 139th out of 173 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.

Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Somalia, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 6.14
2001 6.99 +14.0%
2002 7.85 +12.3%
2003 8.71 +10.9%
2004 9.56 +9.8%
2005 10.59 +10.7%
2006 11.65 +10.0%
2007 12.73 +9.3%
2008 13.84 +8.7%
2009 14.98 +8.2%
2010 16.15 +7.8%
2011 17.34 +7.4%
2012 18.57 +7.1%
2013 19.82 +6.7%
2014 21.1 +6.5%
2015 22.41 +6.2%
2016 23.74 +6.0%
2017 25.1 +5.7%
2018 26.5 +5.5%
2019 27.92 +5.4%
2020 29.36 +5.2%
2021 30.84 +5.0%
2022 32.34 +4.9%
2023 33.88 +4.7%
2024 35.44 +4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.3 6.14 14.98 10
2010s 21.86 16.15 27.92 10
2020s 32.37 29.36 35.44 5

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 136 Sao Tome and Principe 39.9 compare
  2. 137 Kiribati 39.36 compare
  3. 138 Mali 38.73 compare
  4. 140 Nigeria 34.17 compare
  5. 141 Zambia 32.33 compare
  6. 142 Zimbabwe 31.83 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Somalia?
Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Somalia was 35.44 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 35.44 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 6.14 in 2000.
How does Somalia rank for share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities?
Somalia ranks 139th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 68.0%. 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 rural population with improved sanitation faciltities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 4,269 data points, 2000–2024
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