People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Somalia
Somalia: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) was 16.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Somalia, 2013–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Somalia is 16.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.8% on the previous year and down 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Somalia peaked at 30.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2024.
That places Somalia 112th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 30.2% | — |
| 2014 | 30.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 30.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 30.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 30.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 28.5% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 26.5% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 24.5% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 22.5% | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 20.5% | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 16.5% | -10.8% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 16.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 19.4%, 85% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 16.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.2%, 74% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.5% | 26.5% | 30.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 16.5% | 24.5% | 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Somalia?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Somalia was 16.5% 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Somalia ranks 112th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.