Municipal water withdrawal in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Municipal water withdrawal was 810.00 million cubic meters in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
810.00 million cubic meters
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
61st
of 183 countries
All-time high
810.00 million cubic meters
in 2005
All-time low
333.00 million cubic meters
in 2002
Years of data
22
2002–2023
Municipal water withdrawal in Ethiopia, 2002–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cubic meters.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 810.00 million cubic meters for municipal water withdrawal in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water withdrawal in Ethiopia peaked at 810.00 million cubic meters in 2005 and was at its lowest, 333.00 million cubic meters, in 2002.
That places Ethiopia 61st out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Municipal water withdrawal in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | cubic meters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 333.00 million cubic meters | — |
| 2003 | 492.00 million cubic meters | +47.7% |
| 2004 | 651.00 million cubic meters | +32.3% |
| 2005 | 810.00 million cubic meters | +24.4% |
| 2006 | 810.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 810.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 810.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 810.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 810.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 810.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 810.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 810.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 810.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 810.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 810.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 810.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 810.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 810.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 810.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 810.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 810.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 810.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 810.00 million cubic meters is above the median for low income countries, which is 193.00 million cubic meters, 4.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 810.00 million cubic meters is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 144.05 million cubic meters, 5.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 690.75 million cubic meters | 333.00 million cubic meters | 810.00 million cubic meters | 8 |
| 2010s | 810.00 million cubic meters | 810.00 million cubic meters | 810.00 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 810.00 million cubic meters | 810.00 million cubic meters | 810.00 million cubic meters | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 58 Dominican Republic 855.00 million cubic meters compare
- 59 Guatemala 835.00 million cubic meters compare
- 60 Bulgaria 832.00 million cubic meters compare
- 62 Austria 806.00 million cubic meters compare
- 63 Sri Lanka 805.00 million cubic meters compare
- 64 Puerto Rico 796.00 million cubic meters compare
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.26 % 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 2.83 % 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1478 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water withdrawal in Ethiopia?
- Municipal water withdrawal in Ethiopia was 810.00 million cubic meters in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 810.00 million cubic meters in 2005.
- What is the lowest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 333.00 million cubic meters in 2002.
- How does Ethiopia rank for municipal water withdrawal?
- Ethiopia ranks 61st out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal water withdrawal rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.