People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Somalia
Somalia: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 8.08 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Somalia, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 8.08 people per square kilometre for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Somalia peaked at 9.23 people per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8.08 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Somalia ranks 56th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Somalia, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.36 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 8.5 people per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 8.61 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 8.67 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 8.73 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 8.76 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 8.75 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 9.23 people per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 9.09 people per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 8.9 people per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 8.69 people per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 8.33 people per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 8.14 people per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 8.14 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.17 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 8.18 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 8.21 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 8.25 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 8.24 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.24 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.25 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.23 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 8.16 people per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 8.08 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 8.08 people per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 19.87 people per square kilometre, 41% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 8.08 people per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.84 people per square kilometre, 45% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.76 people per square kilometre | 8.36 people per square kilometre | 9.23 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.26 people per square kilometre | 8.14 people per square kilometre | 8.69 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.18 people per square kilometre | 8.08 people per square kilometre | 8.25 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 53 Nepal 8.44 people per square kilometre compare
- 54 Morocco 8.15 people per square kilometre compare
- 55 Djibouti 8.08 people per square kilometre compare
- 57 Moldova 7.83 people per square kilometre compare
- 58 Sudan 7.56 people per square kilometre compare
- 59 Eswatini 7.18 people per square kilometre compare
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 8.08 people per square kilometre in 2023, 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 9.23 people per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.08 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Somalia rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Somalia ranks 56th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.