People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Somalia
Somalia: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 54.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Somalia stood at 54.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Somalia peaked at 54.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.4%, in 2000.
Somalia ranks 151st of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.4% | — |
| 2001 | 48.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 48.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 48.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 49.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 49.3% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 49.5% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 49.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 50.0% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 50.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 50.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 50.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 51.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 51.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 51.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 51.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 52.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 52.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 52.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 52.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 53.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 53.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 53.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 53.8% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 54.0% | +0.5% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 54.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 48.0%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 54.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.4%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.2% | 48.4% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 50.5% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 53.0% | 54.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0926 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Somalia?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Somalia was 54.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.4% in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban?
- Somalia ranks 151st out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.