People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Somalia
Somalia: People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) was 16.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services in Somalia stood at 16.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Somalia peaked at 16.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2000.
That places Somalia 134th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.2% | — |
| 2001 | 7.5% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 9.2% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 16.4% | +2.7% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 16.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 20.0%, 82% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 16.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.6%, 70% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 7.2% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 10.6% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 14.7% | 16.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 131 Colombia 18.7% compare
- 132 Sierra Leone 16.8% compare
- 133 Papua New Guinea 16.7% compare
- 135 Benin 16.4% compare
- 136 Central African Republic 13.5% compare
- 137 Democratic Republic of Congo 13.1% 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)
- 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 safely managed sanitation services in Somalia?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Somalia was 16.4% 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 safely managed sanitation services recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Somalia ranks 134th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. 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 safely managed sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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.