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.
Drinking water services in rural areas in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8,491 people | — |
| 2001 | 8,465 people | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 8,423 people | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 8,300 people | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 8,112 people | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 7,919 people | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 7,750 people | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 7,589 people | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 7,409 people | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 7,222 people | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 7,019 people | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 6,797 people | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 6,560 people | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 6,308 people | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 6,042 people | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 5,760 people | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 5,465 people | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 5,158 people | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 4,839 people | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 4,509 people | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 4,169 people | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 3,818 people | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 3,459 people | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 3,093 people | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 2,721 people | -12.0% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 2,721 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 222,289 people, 1% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 2,721 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3,275 people, 83% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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.