Rural without basic handwashing in Somalia
Somalia: Rural without basic handwashing was 8.70 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rural without basic handwashing in Somalia, 2013–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, rural without basic handwashing in Somalia stood at 8.70 million. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural without basic handwashing in Somalia peaked at 8.70 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.63 million, in 2013.
Somalia ranks 30th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Rural without basic handwashing in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5.63 million | — |
| 2014 | 5.77 million | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 5.92 million | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 6.09 million | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 6.26 million | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 6.58 million | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 6.92 million | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 7.29 million | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 7.65 million | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 7.98 million | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 8.31 million | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 8.70 million | +4.6% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 8.70 million is below the median for low income countries, which is 11.31 million, 77% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 8.70 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.33 million, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.17 million | 5.63 million | 6.92 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.98 million | 7.29 million | 8.70 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 rural without basic handwashing in Somalia?
- Rural without basic handwashing in Somalia was 8.70 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rural without basic handwashing recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.70 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest rural without basic handwashing recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.63 million in 2013.
- How does Somalia rank for rural without basic handwashing?
- Somalia ranks 30th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rural without basic handwashing rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.6%. 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 Rural without basic handwashing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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