Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Somalia
Somalia: Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on was 16.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Somalia, 2013–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 16.5% for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.8% on the previous year and down 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Somalia peaked at 30.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2024.
Somalia ranks 101st of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.5% | 26.5% | 30.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 16.5% | 24.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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 with basic handwashing facilities on in Somalia?
- Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Somalia was 16.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on?
- Somalia ranks 101st out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.4%. 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 with basic handwashing facilities on premises, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).