Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 83.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 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
Ethiopia recorded 83.3% for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 83.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 2000.
That places Ethiopia 209th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 36.9% | 25.8% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.3% | 50.5% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.8% | 74.3% | 83.3% | 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 using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Ethiopia?
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Ethiopia was 83.3% 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 using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 209th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. 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 Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.