Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Somalia
Somalia: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services was 15.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 15.5% for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 80.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Somalia peaked at 15.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2000.
Somalia ranks 89th of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.4% | — |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +14.2% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 15.5% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 2.4% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 6.5% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 12.5% | 15.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 86 Uganda 18.8% compare
- 87 North Macedonia 18.0% compare
- 88 Guinea-Bissau 16.0% compare
- 90 Papua New Guinea 14.4% compare
- 91 Togo 11.4% compare
- 92 Democratic Republic of Congo 11.2% compare
More population data for Somalia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.4652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.4652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.4952 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Population density 107.38 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 5.14 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Somalia?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Somalia was 15.5% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Somalia ranks 89th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.