People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Somalia

Somalia: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 was 44.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
44.4%
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
70th
of 97 countries
All-time high
44.4%
in 2017
All-time low
27.9%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Somalia, 2000–2017

0102030402000200820172000: 27.92001: 27.92002: 27.92003: 27.92004: 27.92005: 29.22006: 30.42007: 31.72008: 332009: 34.22010: 35.52011: 36.82012: 382013: 39.32014: 40.62015: 41.82016: 43.12017: 44.4

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

Analysis

Somalia recorded 44.4% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Somalia peaked at 44.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 27.9%, in 2000.

Somalia ranks 70th 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Somalia, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 27.9%
2001 27.9% +0.0%
2002 27.9% +0.0%
2003 27.9% +0.0%
2004 27.9% +0.0%
2005 29.2% +4.5%
2006 30.4% +4.3%
2007 31.7% +4.2%
2008 33.0% +4.0%
2009 34.2% +3.8%
2010 35.5% +3.7%
2011 36.8% +3.6%
2012 38.0% +3.4%
2013 39.3% +3.3%
2014 40.6% +3.2%
2015 41.8% +3.1%
2016 43.1% +3.0%
2017 44.4% +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.8% 27.9% 34.2% 10
2010s 39.9% 35.5% 44.4% 8

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 67 Gabon 49.5% compare
  2. 68 Zimbabwe 47.8% compare
  3. 69 Mali 46.6% compare
  4. 71 Central African Republic 43.4% compare
  5. 72 Gambia 43.1% compare
  6. 73 Tanzania 42.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Somalia?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Somalia was 44.4% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q4 recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 44.4% in 2017.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 27.9% in 2000.
How does Somalia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4?
Somalia ranks 70th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4
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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