Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.0085 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Somalia is 0.0085 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 16.6% on the previous year and down 63.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Somalia peaked at 0.0358 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0085 people per person, in 2024.
That places Somalia 34th out of 182 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.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0358 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.035 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0341 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0335 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.033 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0323 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0316 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.028 people per person | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 0.028 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0278 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0276 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0272 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.026 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0248 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0235 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0222 people per person | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0209 people per person | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0195 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.018 people per person | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0166 people per person | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.015 people per person | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0135 people per person | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0119 people per person | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0102 people per person | -13.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0085 people per person | -16.6% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.0085 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0085 people per person, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.0085 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0109 people per person, 78% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0319 people per person | 0.0278 people per person | 0.0358 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0226 people per person | 0.0166 people per person | 0.0276 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0118 people per person | 0.0085 people per person | 0.015 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 urban areas, per capita in Somalia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Somalia was 0.0085 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0358 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0085 people per person in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Somalia ranks 34th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.8%. 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 urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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)
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About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.