People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Somalia
Somalia: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.2649 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Somalia stood at 0.2649 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Somalia peaked at 0.5931 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2649 people per person, in 2024.
That places Somalia 34th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Somalia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5931 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.5794 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5659 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5492 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5326 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5162 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5112 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4887 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4666 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4446 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4231 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.41 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.397 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3842 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3716 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3591 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3468 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3346 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3226 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3107 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.299 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2874 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2761 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2649 people per person | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5303 people per person | 0.4666 people per person | 0.5931 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3794 people per person | 0.3226 people per person | 0.4446 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2876 people per person | 0.2649 people per person | 0.3107 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2637 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8842 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2685 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Somalia?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Somalia was 0.2649 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5931 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2649 people per person in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Somalia ranks 34th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.