People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … drinking Q1 lowest in Somalia
Somalia: People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … drinking Q1 lowest was 35.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Somalia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Somalia is 35.0%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and up 266.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Somalia peaked at 35.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2000.
Somalia ranks 82nd of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … drinking Q1 lowest in Somalia, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.9% | — |
| 2001 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | +131.7% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | +56.8% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | +36.2% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | +26.6% |
| 2009 | 14.7% | +21.0% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | +17.4% |
| 2011 | 19.7% | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 22.3% | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 24.8% | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 27.4% | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 29.9% | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 32.5% | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 35.0% | +7.8% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 35.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 42.2%, 83% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 35.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.0%, 81% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … drinking Q1 lowest in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +131.7% | 1.9% | 4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 1.9% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 17.2% | 35.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0926 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Somalia?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Somalia was 35.0% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Somalia ranks 82nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 266.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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