People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Somalia
Somalia: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 was 17.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Somalia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Somalia recorded 17.0% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 216.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Somalia peaked at 17.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2000.
That places Somalia 75th 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 basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.8% | — |
| 2001 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +66.2% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | +38.2% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | +27.7% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | +21.7% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +17.8% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 1.8% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 8.9% | 17.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Somalia?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Somalia was 17.0% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2?
- Somalia ranks 75th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 216.7%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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