People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Somalia
Somalia: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 87.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Somalia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Somalia is 87.0%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Somalia peaked at 87.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 61.2%, in 2000.
Somalia ranks 72nd of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.2% | — |
| 2001 | 61.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 61.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 61.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 61.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 63.1% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 65.1% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 67.1% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 69.1% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 71.1% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 73.1% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 75.1% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 77.1% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 79.1% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.1% | 61.2% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.1% | 73.1% | 87.0% | 8 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0119 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.42 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Somalia?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Somalia was 87.0% 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, urban (% of) recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.2% in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Somalia ranks 72nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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