Sanitation facilities usage in Somalia
Somalia: Sanitation facilities usage was 2.75 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage 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
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in Somalia is 2.75 million people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Somalia peaked at 5.29 million people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.75 million people, in 2024.
Somalia ranks 23rd of 232 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.20 million people | 4.96 million people | 5.29 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.12 million people | 3.61 million people | 4.78 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.12 million people | 2.75 million people | 3.47 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 Somalia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Somalia was 2.75 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 recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.29 million people in 2002.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.75 million people in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Somalia ranks 23rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. 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. 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.