Drinking water services in Djibouti
Djibouti: Drinking water services was 2,997 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in Djibouti, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drinking water services in Djibouti is 2,997 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.5% on the previous year and down 59.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in Djibouti peaked at 10,773 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,997 people, in 2024.
That places Djibouti 102nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water services in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10,773 people | — |
| 2001 | 10,731 people | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 10,668 people | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 10,501 people | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 10,251 people | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 9,995 people | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 9,767 people | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 9,547 people | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 9,304 people | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 9,050 people | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 8,776 people | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 8,478 people | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 8,160 people | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 7,823 people | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 7,466 people | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 7,090 people | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 6,696 people | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 6,285 people | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 5,858 people | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 5,416 people | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 4,958 people | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 4,486 people | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 4,001 people | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 3,504 people | -12.4% |
| 2024 | 2,997 people | -14.5% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 2,997 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 261,824 people, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 2,997 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,997 people, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,059 people | 9,050 people | 10,773 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,205 people | 5,416 people | 8,776 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,989 people | 2,997 people | 4,958 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More environment data for Djibouti
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -57.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.289 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1725 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in Djibouti?
- Drinking water services in Djibouti was 2,997 people 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 services recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 10,773 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,997 people in 2024.
- How does Djibouti rank for drinking water services?
- Djibouti ranks 102nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti 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 services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.