People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Somalia

Somalia: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 was 5.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
5.8%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
83rd
of 97 countries
All-time high
5.8%
in 2017
All-time low
4.0%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Somalia, 2000–2017

02462000200820172000: 4 lowest2001: 4 lowest2002: 4 lowest2003: 4 lowest2004: 4 lowest2005: 4.1 lowest2006: 4.3 lowest2007: 4.4 lowest2008: 4.5 lowest2009: 4.7 lowest2010: 4.8 lowest2011: 5 lowest2012: 5.1 lowest2013: 5.2 lowest2014: 5.4 lowest2015: 5.5 lowest2016: 5.6 lowest2017: 5.8 lowest

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.

Analysis

Somalia recorded 5.8% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Somalia peaked at 5.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2000.

That places Somalia 83rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest) in Somalia, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 4.0%
2001 4.0% +0.0%
2002 4.0% +0.0%
2003 4.0% +0.0%
2004 4.0% +0.0%
2005 4.1% +3.5%
2006 4.3% +3.3%
2007 4.4% +3.2%
2008 4.5% +3.1%
2009 4.7% +3.0%
2010 4.8% +3.0%
2011 5.0% +2.9%
2012 5.1% +2.8%
2013 5.2% +2.7%
2014 5.4% +2.6%
2015 5.5% +2.6%
2016 5.6% +2.5%
2017 5.8% +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.2% 4.0% 4.7% 10
2010s 5.3% 4.8% 5.8% 8

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 80 Guinea 8.2% compare
  2. 81 Cameroon 7.9% compare
  3. 82 Sudan 7.4% compare
  4. 84 Cote d'Ivoire 5.5% compare
  5. 85 Uganda 5.4% compare
  6. 86 Ethiopia 5.1% compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Somalia?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Somalia was 5.8% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2017.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2000.
How does Somalia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1?
Somalia ranks 83rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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