Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.1359 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Somalia stood at 0.1359 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Somalia peaked at 0.5572 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1359 people per person, in 2024.
Somalia ranks 25th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5572 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.5383 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5196 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.498 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4768 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4559 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4353 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4383 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4124 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.387 people per person | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3623 people per person | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3382 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3211 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3042 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2876 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2713 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2552 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2394 people per person | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2238 people per person | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2085 people per person | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1934 people per person | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1786 people per person | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1641 people per person | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1499 people per person | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1359 people per person | -9.3% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.1359 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1359 people per person, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.1359 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0994 people per person, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4719 people per person | 0.387 people per person | 0.5572 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2812 people per person | 0.2085 people per person | 0.3623 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1644 people per person | 0.1359 people per person | 0.1934 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2637 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8842 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2685 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Somalia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Somalia was 0.1359 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5572 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1359 people per person in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Somalia ranks 25th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.