People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Somalia

Somalia: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 was 51.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
51.4%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
83rd
of 97 countries
All-time high
51.4%
in 2017
All-time low
44.6%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Somalia, 2000–2017

02040602000200820172000: 44.6 highest2001: 44.6 highest2002: 44.6 highest2003: 44.6 highest2004: 44.6 highest2005: 45.1 highest2006: 45.6 highest2007: 46.2 highest2008: 46.7 highest2009: 47.2 highest2010: 47.7 highest2011: 48.3 highest2012: 48.8 highest2013: 49.3 highest2014: 49.8 highest2015: 50.4 highest2016: 50.9 highest2017: 51.4 highest

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

Analysis

Somalia recorded 51.4% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Somalia peaked at 51.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 44.6%, in 2000.

Somalia ranks 83rd of 97 countries on this measure, 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): Q5 in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 (highest) in Somalia, 2000 to 2017.
Year highest Change
2000 44.6%
2001 44.6% +0.0%
2002 44.6% +0.0%
2003 44.6% +0.0%
2004 44.6% +0.0%
2005 45.1% +1.2%
2006 45.6% +1.2%
2007 46.2% +1.1%
2008 46.7% +1.1%
2009 47.2% +1.1%
2010 47.7% +1.1%
2011 48.3% +1.1%
2012 48.8% +1.1%
2013 49.3% +1.1%
2014 49.8% +1.1%
2015 50.4% +1.1%
2016 50.9% +1.0%
2017 51.4% +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 45.4% 44.6% 47.2% 10
2010s 49.6% 47.7% 51.4% 8

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 80 Guinea 54.8% compare
  2. 81 Comoros 54.1% compare
  3. 82 Nigeria 52.1% compare
  4. 84 Kenya 51.0% compare
  5. 85 Congo 48.9% compare
  6. 86 Benin 46.1% 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): q5 in Somalia?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Somalia was 51.4% 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): q5 recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 51.4% in 2017.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 44.6% in 2000.
How does Somalia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5?
Somalia ranks 83rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 (highest)
Unit
highest
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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