Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Somalia
Somalia: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.2989 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Somalia, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.2989 people per square kilometre for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.2% on the previous year and down 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Somalia peaked at 0.5533 people per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2989 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Somalia ranks 52nd of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Somalia, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.505 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.5129 people per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5189 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5299 people per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5402 people per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5484 people per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5533 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.506 people per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5204 people per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5309 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5394 people per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5362 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5174 people per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5091 people per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5006 people per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4892 people per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4774 people per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4632 people per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4444 people per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4232 people per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3992 people per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.371 people per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3367 people per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2989 people per square kilometre | -11.2% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.2989 people per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3756 people per square kilometre, 80% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.2989 people per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5739 people per square kilometre, 52% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5266 people per square kilometre | 0.505 people per square kilometre | 0.5533 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.49 people per square kilometre | 0.4232 people per square kilometre | 0.5394 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3515 people per square kilometre | 0.2989 people per square kilometre | 0.3992 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 49 Cameroon 0.3252 people per square kilometre compare
- 50 Antigua and Barbuda 0.3026 people per square kilometre compare
- 51 Niger 0.3011 people per square kilometre compare
- 53 Eswatini 0.2567 people per square kilometre compare
- 54 Central African Republic 0.2467 people per square kilometre compare
- 55 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2351 people per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Somalia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Somalia was 0.2989 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5533 people per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2989 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Somalia rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Somalia ranks 52nd out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.3%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 urban areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.