People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … People Q1 lowest rural in Somalia
Somalia: People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … People Q1 lowest rural was 18.4% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% 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, rural (% of) in Somalia is 18.4%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 304.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Somalia peaked at 18.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.
That places Somalia 95th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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) … People Q1 lowest rural in Somalia, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +346.7% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +77.6% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | +43.7% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +30.4% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +23.3% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 14.3% | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 18.4% | +8.1% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 18.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 38.8%, 47% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 18.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.5%, 47% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … People Q1 lowest rural 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 | +346.7% | 0.4% | 1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 0.4% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 8.7% | 18.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 92 Congo 22.1% compare
- 93 Madagascar 21.5% compare
- 94 Tanzania 21.3% compare
- 96 Angola 14.6% compare
- 97 Democratic Republic of Congo 12.2% compare
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, rural (% of) in Somalia?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Somalia was 18.4% 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, rural (% of) recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Somalia ranks 95th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 304.1%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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