Number without basic handwashing in Somalia
Somalia: Number without basic handwashing was 15.87 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number without basic handwashing in Somalia, 2013–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 15.87 million for number without basic handwashing in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 70.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number without basic handwashing in Somalia peaked at 15.87 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.99 million, in 2013.
Somalia ranks 26th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Number without basic handwashing in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8.99 million | — |
| 2014 | 9.31 million | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 9.62 million | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 9.99 million | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 10.37 million | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 11.05 million | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 11.78 million | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 12.57 million | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 13.38 million | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 14.15 million | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 14.96 million | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 15.87 million | +6.1% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 15.87 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 15.87 million, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 15.87 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.17 million, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.16 million | 8.99 million | 11.78 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 14.19 million | 12.57 million | 15.87 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 11,478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.4444 (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 (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 1,054 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 42.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 3.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number without basic handwashing in Somalia?
- Number without basic handwashing in Somalia was 15.87 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number without basic handwashing recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.87 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest number without basic handwashing recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.99 million in 2013.
- How does Somalia rank for number without basic handwashing?
- Somalia ranks 26th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number without basic handwashing rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number without basic handwashing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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