Drinking water service usage in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Drinking water service usage was 13.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water service usage in Ethiopia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drinking water service usage in Ethiopia is 13.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Ethiopia peaked at 13.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 158th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 5.4% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 7.7% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 12.0% | 13.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 192.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.46 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 87.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 12.61 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 18.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0131 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 131.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0409 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 13.56 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Ethiopia?
- Drinking water service usage in Ethiopia was 13.5% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water service usage recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for drinking water service usage?
- Ethiopia ranks 158th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water service usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.