People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Somalia

Somalia: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 17.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
17.3%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
116th
of 124 countries
All-time high
17.3%
in 2024
All-time low
16.8%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Somalia, 2000–2024

0510152000201220242000: 16.8 % of urban population2001: 16.9 % of urban population2002: 16.9 % of urban population2003: 17 % of urban population2004: 17 % of urban population2005: 17 % of urban population2006: 17 % of urban population2007: 17 % of urban population2008: 17 % of urban population2009: 17 % of urban population2010: 16.9 % of urban population2011: 16.9 % of urban population2012: 16.9 % of urban population2013: 16.9 % of urban population2014: 17 % of urban population2015: 17.1 % of urban population2016: 17.1 % of urban population2017: 17.1 % of urban population2018: 17.2 % of urban population2019: 17.2 % of urban population2020: 17.2 % of urban population2021: 17.2 % of urban population2022: 17.3 % of urban population2023: 17.3 % of urban population2024: 17.3 % of urban population

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.

Analysis

Somalia recorded 17.3% for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Somalia peaked at 17.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2000.

Somalia ranks 116th of 124 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Somalia, 2000 to 2024.
Year % of urban population Change
2000 16.8%
2001 16.9% +0.3%
2002 16.9% +0.3%
2003 17.0% +0.3%
2004 17.0% +0.3%
2005 17.0% -0.1%
2006 17.0% -0.1%
2007 17.0% -0.1%
2008 17.0% -0.1%
2009 17.0% -0.1%
2010 16.9% -0.1%
2011 16.9% -0.1%
2012 16.9% -0.1%
2013 16.9% -0.1%
2014 17.0% +0.7%
2015 17.1% +0.2%
2016 17.1% +0.2%
2017 17.1% +0.2%
2018 17.2% +0.2%
2019 17.2% +0.2%
2020 17.2% +0.2%
2021 17.2% +0.2%
2022 17.3% +0.2%
2023 17.3% +0.2%
2024 17.3% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.9% 16.8% 17.0% 10
2010s 17.0% 16.9% 17.2% 10
2020s 17.3% 17.2% 17.3% 5

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 113 Serbia 19.9% compare
  2. 114 Ethiopia 18.9% compare
  3. 115 Ghana 17.6% compare
  4. 117 Madagascar 16.7% compare
  5. 118 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 15.2% compare
  6. 119 Togo 15.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Somalia?
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Somalia was 17.3% 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, urban recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2024.
What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2000.
How does Somalia rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
Somalia ranks 116th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)
Unit
% of urban population
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
154 places, 3,817 data points, 2000–2024
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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.