Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Somalia
Somalia: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas was 2.58 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Somalia stood at 2.58 million people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Somalia peaked at 4.96 million people in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.58 million people, in 2024.
That places Somalia 23rd out of 175 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.87 million people | 4.63 million people | 4.96 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.82 million people | 3.34 million people | 4.44 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.91 million people | 2.58 million people | 3.22 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Somalia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Somalia was 2.58 million people 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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.96 million people in 2007.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.58 million people in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas?
- Somalia ranks 23rd out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.