Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Somalia
Somalia: Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas was 22.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Somalia, 2013–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 22.2% for access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Somalia peaked at 38.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 2024.
Somalia ranks 106th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.0% | 33.5% | 38.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 22.2% | 31.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 103 Equatorial Guinea 26.0% compare
- 104 Mozambique 25.0% compare
- 105 Guinea-Bissau 24.5% compare
- 107 Tanzania 21.8% compare
- 108 Sierra Leone 21.2% compare
- 109 Burundi 19.4% compare
More reference data data for Somalia
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.06 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3971 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.484 °C (2026)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6624 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Somalia?
- Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Somalia was 22.2% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas?
- Somalia ranks 106th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.