Drinking water usage in urban areas in Djibouti
Djibouti: Drinking water usage in urban areas was 276 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water usage in urban 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
In 2024, drinking water usage in urban areas in Djibouti stood at 276 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 32.8% on the previous year and down 80.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water usage in urban areas in Djibouti peaked at 2,282 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 276 people, in 2024.
Djibouti ranks 75th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water usage in urban areas in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,282 people | — |
| 2001 | 2,266 people | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 2,245 people | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 2,201 people | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 2,139 people | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 2,075 people | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 2,016 people | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 1,958 people | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 1,895 people | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 1,828 people | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 1,757 people | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 1,680 people | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 1,600 people | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 1,514 people | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 1,425 people | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 1,330 people | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 1,231 people | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 1,127 people | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 1,019 people | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 906.6 people | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 789.4 people | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 667.61 people | -15.4% |
| 2022 | 541.42 people | -18.9% |
| 2023 | 410.91 people | -24.1% |
| 2024 | 276 people | -32.8% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 276 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,494 people, 4% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Drinking water usage in urban areas in Djibouti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -32.8% | 410.91 people | 276 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,091 people | 1,828 people | 2,282 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,359 people | 906.6 people | 1,757 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 537.07 people | 276 people | 789.4 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 usage in urban areas in Djibouti?
- Drinking water usage in urban areas in Djibouti was 276 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 usage in urban areas recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 2,282 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water usage in urban areas recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 276 people in 2024.
- How does Djibouti rank for drinking water usage in urban areas?
- Djibouti ranks 75th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water usage in urban areas rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.6%. 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 usage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.