Rural without improved sanitation in Somalia
Somalia: Rural without improved sanitation was 5.04 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rural without improved sanitation in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural without improved sanitation in Somalia is 5.04 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural without improved sanitation in Somalia peaked at 5.79 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.04 million, in 2024.
Somalia ranks 35th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Rural without improved sanitation in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.24 million | — |
| 2001 | 5.33 million | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 5.40 million | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 5.44 million | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 5.48 million | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 5.49 million | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 5.49 million | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 5.79 million | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 5.70 million | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 5.58 million | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 5.45 million | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 5.22 million | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 5.11 million | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 5.11 million | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.13 million | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 5.13 million | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 5.15 million | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 5.17 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 5.17 million | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.17 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.17 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.16 million | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 5.12 million | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 5.07 million | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 5.04 million | -0.7% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 5.04 million is below the median for low income countries, which is 6.27 million, 80% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 5.04 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.04 million, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.49 million | 5.24 million | 5.79 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.18 million | 5.11 million | 5.45 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.11 million | 5.04 million | 5.17 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 improved sanitation in Somalia?
- Rural without improved sanitation in Somalia was 5.04 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rural without improved sanitation recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.79 million in 2007.
- What is the lowest rural without improved sanitation recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.04 million in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for rural without improved sanitation?
- Somalia ranks 35th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rural without improved sanitation rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Rural without improved sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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