Somalia - Access to basic drinking water services

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in Somalia was 37.08 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 37.08 in 2020, while its lowest value was 5.69 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 5.69
2001 7.25
2002 8.82
2003 10.39
2004 11.96
2005 13.53
2006 15.10
2007 16.67
2008 18.24
2009 19.81
2010 21.38
2011 22.95
2012 24.52
2013 26.09
2014 27.66
2015 29.23
2016 30.80
2017 32.37
2018 33.94
2019 35.51
2020 37.08

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Somalia was 79.12 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 79.12 in 2020, while its lowest value was 59.75 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 59.75
2001 60.72
2002 61.69
2003 62.66
2004 63.63
2005 64.60
2006 65.56
2007 66.53
2008 67.50
2009 68.47
2010 69.44
2011 70.41
2012 71.38
2013 72.34
2014 73.31
2015 74.28
2016 75.25
2017 76.22
2018 77.19
2019 78.15
2020 79.12

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Somalia was 56.48 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 56.48 in 2020, while its lowest value was 23.66 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 23.66
2001 25.23
2002 26.79
2003 28.56
2004 30.32
2005 32.07
2006 33.82
2007 33.83
2008 35.98
2009 38.13
2010 40.27
2011 42.41
2012 43.99
2013 45.57
2014 47.14
2015 48.71
2016 50.27
2017 51.83
2018 53.39
2019 54.93
2020 56.48

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention