People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Somalia
Somalia: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 58.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Somalia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Somalia stood at 58.8%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Somalia peaked at 58.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 49.5%, in 2000.
That places Somalia 92nd 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, urban (% of urban) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.5% | — |
| 2001 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 50.3% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 51.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 51.7% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 52.4% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 53.1% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 53.8% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 54.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 55.3% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 56.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 56.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 57.4% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 58.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 58.8% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.6% | 49.5% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.3% | 53.8% | 58.8% | 8 |
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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 30-34, female, annual growth rate 7.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0291 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 7.68 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Somalia?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Somalia was 58.8% 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, urban (% of urban) recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.5% in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Somalia ranks 92nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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