People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Somalia
Somalia: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 17.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed 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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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- 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)
- 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)
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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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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.