People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Somalia
Somalia: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.3614 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Somalia is 0.3614 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Somalia peaked at 0.6789 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3614 people per person, in 2024.
That places Somalia 31st out of 214 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6789 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.6654 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.652 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6364 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6209 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6055 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5904 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5942 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5747 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5554 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5365 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5178 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.505 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4923 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4797 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4673 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.455 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4428 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4307 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4188 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4071 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3954 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.384 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3726 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3614 people per person | -3.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.3614 people per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4222 people per person, 86% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.3614 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3662 people per person, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6174 people per person | 0.5554 people per person | 0.6789 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4746 people per person | 0.4188 people per person | 0.5365 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3841 people per person | 0.3614 people per person | 0.4071 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Somalia?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Somalia was 0.3614 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6789 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3614 people per person in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Somalia ranks 31st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. 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 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 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 not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People 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)
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People 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.