Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Somalia
Somalia: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 14.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Somalia stood at 14.4%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Somalia peaked at 59.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2024.
That places Somalia 27th out of 213 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.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.3% | — |
| 2001 | 57.3% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 55.4% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 53.2% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 51.0% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 48.8% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 46.7% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 46.6% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 44.0% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 41.5% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 39.0% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 36.5% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 34.7% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 32.9% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 29.4% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 27.6% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 25.9% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 19.2% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 17.6% | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 14.4% | -9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.4% | 41.5% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 22.5% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 14.4% | 20.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 24 Papua New Guinea 15.6% compare
- 25 Sierra Leone 15.3% compare
- 26 Lesotho 14.8% compare
- 28 Zimbabwe 12.6% compare
- 29 Afghanistan 11.2% compare
- 30 Congo 8.4% compare
More infrastructure data for Somalia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.91 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 53.96 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 55,005 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.2996 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.003 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -39.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 55,005 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.5396 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Somalia?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Somalia was 14.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Somalia ranks 27th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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