People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Somalia
Somalia: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 3.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Somalia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 3.3% for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 98.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Somalia peaked at 3.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2000.
Somalia ranks 86th 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, rural (% of rural) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 83 Ethiopia 4.8% compare
- 84 Uganda 4.4% compare
- 85 Guinea-Bissau 4.0% compare
- 87 Togo 2.9% compare
- 88 Mauritania 2.9% compare
- 89 Sierra Leone 2.6% compare
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0102 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Somalia?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Somalia was 3.3% 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, rural (% of rural) recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Somalia ranks 86th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.6%. 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 sanitation services, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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