Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Somalia
Somalia: Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people was 0.2996 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Somalia, 1960–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Somalia stood at 0.2996.
The figure is down 41.4% on the previous year and down 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Somalia peaked at 1.01 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0435, in 1960.
That places Somalia 185th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0435 | — |
| 1961 | 0.0453 | +4.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0453 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0453 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0453 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0453 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0453 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0453 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0453 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0453 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0453 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0453 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0453 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1348 | +197.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1344 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1302 | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1256 | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1207 | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2171 | +80.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2096 | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2095 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2132 | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.212 | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.22 | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.231 | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.225 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.213 | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.206 | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.199 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.192 | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.282 | +46.9% |
| 1999 | 0.283 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2828 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3805 | +34.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3665 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 1.01 | +175.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9727 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9395 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9111 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8832 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8574 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.836 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8155 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7288 | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5617 | -22.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4973 | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4288 | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3694 | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3345 | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4841 | +44.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5677 | +17.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5465 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5269 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5112 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2996 | -41.4% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.2996 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2996, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.2996 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3436, 87% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +197.4% | 0.0453 | 0.1348 |
| 2003 | +175.4% | 0.3665 | 1.01 |
| 1986 | +80.0% | 0.1207 | 0.2171 |
| 1998 | +46.9% | 0.192 | 0.282 |
| 2018 | +44.7% | 0.3345 | 0.4841 |
| 2023 | -41.4% | 0.5112 | 0.2996 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0451 | 0.0435 | 0.0453 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0453 | 0.0453 | 0.0453 | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.1661 | 0.1207 | 0.2171 | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.2263 | 0.192 | 0.283 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7439 | 0.2828 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.532 | 0.3345 | 0.8155 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.471 | 0.2996 | 0.5465 | 4 |
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 fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Somalia?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Somalia was 0.2996 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 in 2003.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0435 in 1960.
- How does Somalia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Somalia ranks 185th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.8%. 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 Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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