Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Somalia

Access to basic sanitation in Somalia in 2024 — 44.5%. Ranked 167 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 24.3 pp.

2024 44.5% +1 pp vs 2023
World rank 167of 193
Period maximum 44.5%2024
Period minimum 20.2%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Somalia, 2000–2024203040502000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 20.2%2001: 21%2002: 21.7%2003: 22.7%2004: 23.6%2005: 24.6%2006: 25.7%2007: 25.5%2008: 26.9%2009: 28.3%2010: 29.7%2011: 31%2012: 32%2013: 33.1%2014: 34.1%2015: 35.1%2016: 36.1%2017: 37.2%2018: 38.2%2019: 39.2%2020: 40.3%2021: 41.3%2022: 42.4%2023: 43.4%2024: 44.5%
Change over the period: +24.3 pp Annual average: 1.01 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Somalia

Somalia 44.5%
World 82.2%
Eastern Africa computed 29.7%
Low-income countries computed 33.1%
Access to basic sanitation — Somalia, by year Somalia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 44.5 +1 pp
2023 43.4 +1 pp
2022 42.4 +1 pp
2021 41.3 +1 pp
2020 40.3 +1 pp
2019 39.2 +1 pp
2018 38.2 +1 pp
2017 37.2 +1 pp
2016 36.1 +1 pp
2015 35.1 +1 pp
2014 34.1 +1 pp
2013 33.1 +1 pp
2012 32 +1 pp
2011 31 +1.4 pp
2010 29.7 +1.4 pp
2009 28.3 +1.4 pp
2008 26.9 +1.4 pp
2007 25.5 −0.2 pp
2006 25.7 +1.1 pp
2005 24.6 +1.1 pp
2004 23.6 +0.9 pp
2003 22.7 +0.9 pp
2002 21.7 +0.8 pp
2001 21 +0.8 pp
2000 20.2

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.