Access to basic services in Somalia
Somalia: Access to basic services was 54.4 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Access to basic services in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 54.4 for access to basic services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to basic services in Somalia peaked at 54.4 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.1, in 2000.
That places Somalia 193rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Access to basic services in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.1 | — |
| 2001 | 4.7 | +123.8% |
| 2002 | 7.4 | +57.4% |
| 2003 | 9.8 | +32.4% |
| 2004 | 12.4 | +26.5% |
| 2005 | 15 | +21.0% |
| 2006 | 15.2 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 20.2 | +32.9% |
| 2008 | 22.9 | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 25.5 | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 52.3 | +105.1% |
| 2011 | 52 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 51.8 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 51.5 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 51.4 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 51.2 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 51.1 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 52.1 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 50.7 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 49.2 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 49.9 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 49.3 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 48.9 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 50.3 | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 54.4 | +8.2% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 54.4 is above the median for low income countries, which is 43.7, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 54.4 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.8, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to basic services in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +123.8% | 2.1 | 4.7 |
| 2010 | +105.1% | 25.5 | 52.3 |
| 2002 | +57.4% | 4.7 | 7.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.52 | 2.1 | 25.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.33 | 49.2 | 52.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.56 | 48.9 | 54.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 234.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.4444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 1,010 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8842 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 42.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 11,478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 11,378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 71.14 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to basic services in Somalia?
- Access to basic services in Somalia was 54.4 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to basic services recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.4 in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to basic services recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1 in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for access to basic services?
- Somalia ranks 193rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to basic services rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Access to basic services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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