Drinking water services in rural areas in Djibouti
Djibouti: Drinking water services in rural areas was 2,721 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in rural areas 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 rural areas in Djibouti is 2,721 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.0% on the previous year and down 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Djibouti peaked at 8,491 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,721 people, in 2024.
That places Djibouti 92nd out of 178 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,968 people | 7,222 people | 8,491 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,846 people | 4,509 people | 7,019 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,452 people | 2,721 people | 4,169 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More environment data for Djibouti
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.07 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.5227 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0524 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1619 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.31 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0027 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5652 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in rural areas in Djibouti?
- Drinking water services in rural areas in Djibouti was 2,721 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 in rural areas recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 8,491 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,721 people in 2024.
- How does Djibouti rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Djibouti ranks 92nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.0%. 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 in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.